Richard Onyonka

All parliamentary appearances

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• 16 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) The Government is aware that Mr. Edward Kamau (Passport No. A699793) and Mr. Albert Mutua (Passport No. A1057312 are actually being held in jail in Somaliland. The two were arrested on 29th October, 2011 and they are facing charges relating to industrial sabotage. They were arraigned in court for the mention of their case on 2nd November, 2011 and later on a hearing date was fixed for the mention on 8th November, 2011. Mr. Speaker, Sir, these two individuals were actually working for a beverage company in Somaliland which has been having ... view
• 16 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to, first of all, say that Somaliland is a de view
• 16 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: state which is basically a part of the Transitional Federal Government arrangement in the Somalia issue. As a result, they are not recognized by the Kenyan Government. All we have done is that we have recognized their existence by sheer fact that we are waiting, hopefully, when Somalia becomes a manageable state, then Somaliland can then be part and parcel of Somalia. The second issue I want to raise is, yes, these two individuals have not been released. However, we have dispatched a lawyer for them. If the family was honest with my colleague, they will confirm that the lawyer ... view
• 16 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would like, first of all, to make it clear to my colleague that there are certain documents in diplomacy that we do not even present in a House like this. The second point I want to make is that it is true that for the simple reason that the details of that--- view
• 16 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, what I did not say is that--- view
• 16 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, what I did not say is that sometimes on matters that are sensitive between two states or two jurisdictions, there is a possibility that we can introduce quiet diplomacy where you might find that the note verbale or the document which is sent over to the Somaliland Government is quietly requesting that Government to take certain proactive actions to make sure that those individuals are released. The other point I want to make is that every single time an issue has been raised as to whether we are working hard to make sure that Kenyans are released, ... view
• 16 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the report that was sent over to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as early as this morning indicated that the two individuals were actually-- - view
• 16 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the report that was sent over to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs this morning was that the two individuals are actually in reasonable health and they are operating normally. So far, we have not received any information indicating that their health or their lives were in danger. The Chairman of the Kenyan Diaspora in Somaliland is in constant contact with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. If anything drastic or if there is any problem in terms of the health conditions of these two individuals, we will make sure that we take the necessary action so that our ... view
• 16 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the information we were given is that the next mention of this matter will come up on 21st November, 2011. My conviction is that by that time, we will then be able to tell the House what exactly has transpired. But on the actual--- view
• 16 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the answer is yes; I was being distracted by my colleagues! view