Richard Onyonka

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 621 to 630 of 818.

• 31 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, as I said and I will repeat myself, this is a dispute that has been simmering for the last two years. My Government has been coming up with solutions to this problem. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of State for Defence, the Ministry of State for Provincial Administration and Internal Security and all Government departments have been working tirelessly to make sure that we achieve the required results, namely; peacefully solving the problem of Migingo and Ugingo islands. As far as the Government is concerned, we are not allowing Kenyans to be harassed. We are ... view
• 31 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Kenyan Government has been trying to make sure that we have all the necessary mechanisms in place to protect our borders. The Kenyan military is on full alert to make sure that Kenyans are not harmed. The incident that happened in North Eastern Kenya has been investigated. The President has already had a meeting with Prime Minister Zenawi and we have agreed that such an event must not happen again. The skirmishes which take place across our borders take place because of varied reasons. I can assure my colleague and this House that the Kenyan Government ... view
• 31 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would first like to inform my colleague that the Commander-In-Chief of the Armed Forces of this Republic is very much awake and alert. He is just not a war monger. It is much easier for people to expect this country or any other country to go to war, but it is not easy to stop the war once it starts. Secondly, the road map as to whether we can go to the AU or the UN Security Council will be dictated by whether we have agreed or disagreed with the Ugandan Government on the matter which ... view
• 31 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I wanted to mention that the Ugandan Government has not communicated to us to say that they have completely refused to do what Kenya has asked it to do. The point I was making is that there are discussions and negotiations going on and I believe that these discussions will bear fruit. I am asking the House to be patient on this matter and we will solve this matter amicably. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Office of the President do not discuss publicly the negotiations which are taking place, but we will achieve positive results ... view
• 2 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. As you are aware, Visram is from Kisii. However, is it in order for an hon. Member, even after the courts have ruled that the appointments were unconstitutional, to argue that the reason why his nomination was challenged was simply due to tribalism issues? view
• 1 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: Bw. Naibu Spika, nafikiri kuwa uamuzi wako hauhusu njia ambayo tunatakiwa kuvaa kule nje, bali ni vile tunafaa kuvaa hapa kuambatana na Sheria za Bunge. Kama Sheria za Bunge zinasema kwamba tunafaa kuvaa mavazi kwa njia Fulani, lazima tuzingatie umuhimu wa Bunge. view
• 24 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, a Ministerial Statement was sought on the safety of the staff of the Kenyan Mission in Libya and whether they would be returned home with other Kenyans as soon as possible. The second issue was with regard to Kenyans who had gone to Libya for religious training, but who found themselves being trained as soldiers. It was asked whether Kenya had sent these individuals to Libya to be mercenaries. Mr. Speaker, Sir, in response, the situation in Libya has started to deteriorate. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is constantly in touch with the Kenyan Mission in Tripoli ... view
• 24 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the next Statement was actually supposed to be issued by the Minister of State for Immigration and Registration of Persons. A Ministerial Statement was required by Amb. Affey as to what has happed to Somali deportees, who have been lying at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA). They were deported from Zambia. These three individuals are Mr. Abdirahman Mohammed Yusuf, Somalia passport No.A0618502, Mr. Abrijama Yasuk, Somalia passport No.P0010819 and Mr. Hassan Yusuf Shafia, Somalia passport No.A01619302. Mr. Speaker, Sir, these three individuals arrived in Kenya on board KQ Flight No.0721 from Lusaka, Zambia, and were due ... view
• 24 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, following this development, the Zambian officials were ordered to remove the three deportees from JKIA, since the requisite 24 hours within which such deportees should be removed from JKIA had effectively elapsed. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in consultation with the Ministry of State for Provincial Administration and Internal Security and the Department of Immigration got together and invoked the Carriers Liability as stipulated under Section 9 of the Immigration Act, Cap.172, Laws of Kenya. We notified the Kenya Airways to return the deportees back to Lusaka with the next flight available. At no time were the ... view
• 24 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would like, first of all, to allow my colleague to know that in the answer which I gave him, and I believe he must have made a copy of it, it is stated very clearly that these individuals arrived on Sunday 20th. The second point I wanted to mention to my colleague is that, in fact, it is, I think by commission or omission, by the shear fact that I am actually issuing this Statement on behalf of the Ministry of State for Immigration and Registration of Persons and not the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The ... view