Richard Onyonka

All parliamentary appearances

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• 1 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Ugandan Government is very friendly to the Kenyan Government and the Kenyan people. Sometimes, there is cross-border interaction or cross border crime. The long-term solution, according to me, is diplomacy between Kenya and Uganda. The issues which are outstanding between Kenya and Uganda can be solved amongst the two countries. Uganda is our biggest trading partner in the region and the world. Ugandans are very friendly with us bilaterally and internationally when it comes to issues of the African Continent. If there is any outstanding issue, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is constantly talking to Uganda. ... view
• 1 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker Sir, I believe the trials of Kenyans who have not been released from Uganda are still continuing. At some point, the Ugandan Government mentioned that they had some information which they wanted to use to deal with that matter conclusively. What I can tell my colleague in this House is that we want the Ugandan Government to note that due process must always be followed. The issue of Al Amin Kimathi must be given its due process. I believe that if his rights were violated, there is a process on how he can seek for compensation or any ... view
• 26 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 26 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, just as much as this matter has raised a lot of anxiety and discussions amongst the Kenyan people, I just wanted to mention that looking at the report from the World Bank, I believe that it is an interim and invalidated one. The most critical statement of this report, which has been completely ignored by anybody who has taken whatever position he has taken, is actually on the first page, and it states--- view
• 26 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: Yes, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I just wanted to raise this issue in--- view
• 26 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I wanted to ask whether it is actually in order that we are discussing the matter of a report which states: “The findings of this draft report are, therefore, preliminary. They are based on the availability of paper trail and they may be subject to change”? This report says very clearly that its contents may be subject to change. view
• 30 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) I am aware that there are very many unscrupulous labour agencies operating in Nairobi, and which are unknown both to the Ministry of Labour as well as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Those agencies are responsible largely for the misfortunes of many Kenyans, especially the Kenyan youth, who are going to the Middle East to seek for jobs. Most of those briefcase companies exist. Some of them do not have permanent addresses and even registrations numbers. Most of those briefcase agencies use mobile phone numbers and they also frequently change those numbers ... view
• 30 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Upon arrival, the travel documents and mobile phones of many Kenyans are confiscated and their freedom is usually curtailed. Many of them have reported inhuman treatment, ranging from being subjected to working long hours, being denied sleep, being beaten up, sexual slavery and, indeed, slavery as a whole. view
• 30 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: (b) Yes, I am also aware of Madam Alice Sasati who was stranded in Lebanon. As the Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs, I personally took responsibility and talked to the Kenyan Honorary Consular, a gentleman known as Mr. Chaluhi, who then painfully looked for Madam Sasati and eventually found that she had gone to Lebanon to work as a house help on a monthly salary of US$200. Once Madam Sasati arrived in Lebanon, there was confusion as to whether she had changed her mind from working for the individual who took her there, or whether she decided to go there ... view
• 30 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, consequently, Madam Sasati’s employer has refused to pay this money and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is considering the option of actually raising the ticket money so that she can be brought back to Kenya. view