Richard Onyonka

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 651 to 660 of 818.

• 2 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. The Kenyan Government is in touch with the countries that border Egypt. One of them is Sudan. We have been discussing with our Ambassador in Khartoum and I can assure you that we will receive any Kenyans who may be in trouble in Egypt if need be. Secondly, some of the contingency measures are those I have mentioned. However, there is a likelihood that we got some information as late as one hour ago. The reason for that is that the situation is very volatile. It is very dynamic and is changing very ... view
• 2 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I would like to tell hon. Nyamweya that we are consulting with all Departments of the Government, including all the Ministries which are responsible. They include Ministry of State for Provincial Administration and Internal Security, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Office of the President and the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and Ministry of Finance. We are on high alert. With regard to Kenyans who are living countries where there is volatility and likelihood that things could go wrong, I can assure this House that we will make sure that no Kenyan is ... view
• 2 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, there are contingencies and plans in place in Cairo. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs through our Ambassador, Mr. Arunga, is in contact, as I said earlier, with all the Kenyans who are living there. This is something that we were not expecting. I agree with what Eng. Rege has said that all our embassies need to have mobile satellite phones, so that when there is a crisis, we can get in touch with our people. This is a matter that the Ministry will look into. The acting Permanent Secretary, Mr. Wamoto and a few senior ... view
• 19 Jan 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Statement should be available on Tuesday, next week. In the meantime, the Prime Minister is very safe. view
• 22 Dec 2010 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Is the hon. Member in order to try to distinguish between a representative of the USA Government and an individual who happens to be the Ambassador? It would be misleading for the hon. Member to insinuate that if we are going to discuss the character of Mr. Ranneberger then we are not discussing the fact that he is the USA representative in Kenya. Mr. Deputy Speaker: Proceed, Mr. Duale! view
• 16 Dec 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the matter of Sudan which has been presented by the able Chairman and a view
• 16 Dec 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, you know very well that the hon. Member needs to bring a substantive Motion to discuss the details concerning those matters. I want to say that when Al Bashir landed in Nairobi, I defended his coming to this country because the policy was correct. When we went to Southern Sudan, we found Muslims there who told us that they will take the position. They urged us to make sure that they are defended so that they can have free and fair elections. We were just celebrating a very beautiful occasion. In fact, when I said that ... view
• 16 Dec 2010 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Sometimes, I forget. view
• 16 Dec 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I need your protection here. As far as I am concerned, I thank my colleagues view
• 14 Dec 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) It is true that Kenyan nationals who are residents on the island have sometimes reported police harassment from the Ugandan security personnel. The Government has not taken this matter lightly. We have raised the issue with our Ugandan counterparts on several occasions, the most recent one being the Kenya/Uganda Joint Border Commission’s meeting which was held in Jinja, Uganda from 15th to 19th November, 2010. The Ugandan authorities attributed these incidents to the routine transfers amongst Ugandan security personnel. The new officers who are assigned work at Migingo Island do not ... view