Richard Onyonka

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 671 to 680 of 818.

• 8 Dec 2010 in National Assembly: I am Mr. Speaker, Sir; I am just trying to organize myself. view
• 8 Dec 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to answer- (a) Yes, the Minister is aware that the case of Ms. Irene Njoki Muchiri--- The said person worked in Saudi Arabia as a househelp for one year and four months and subsequently ran away from her employer due to mistreatment. Since then, one year and nine months have passed and her case was then reported to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in September 2010. (b) It should be noted that the Saudia labour laws allow an employer to take custody of the employee’s passport on arrival and when they have secured a job. ... view
• 8 Dec 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would, first, want to say that the reason why somebody cannot travel from Saudia is because their law requires that somebody must have an exit visa. On the issue of the Government intervening, as I said, the case was view
• 8 Dec 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, there is a big concern within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on this issue. The Government has actually been holding consultations with the Ministry of Labour to come up with strategies and interventions on how we can get any Kenyan who goes to work abroad to know who they are. We should record and register their existence. We have also authorized our Ministry employees, especially the ambassadors who are in those countries that any time that Kenyans arrive in those countries, they should go and register with the embassies so that we can know anything that happens ... view
• 8 Dec 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir that is a very good question. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and other relevant Ministries are right now coming up with a policy paper. We have not been having these policy documents because when we sign bilateral agreements, they are the ones that protect our people. Secondly, many Kenyans who travel to these countries, especially in the Middle East, have been having these problems because we have not signed any bilateral agreements with those countries. However, I can assure the House that we are in the process of negotiating bilaterals and joint commissions to make sure that ... view
• 8 Dec 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, could the hon. Member repeat his question? I apologise for not getting him. view
• 8 Dec 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, when somebody leaves this country to go and work anywhere---- The Government, especially the Ministry of Foreign Affairs highly appreciates the fact that through foreign remittances, the country benefits a lot. When somebody comes back, we do not have a mechanism where an individual who has gone through such an experience can be rewarded, be compensated or given another job. I can assure hon. Members that the Ministry of Foreign is trying to think and come up with mechanisms to make sure that any Kenyan--- view
• 8 Dec 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would like to tell the hon. Member that we have cases of Kenyans who have suffered the same fate. They are Zubeda Ibrahim Abdalla, Sarah Awinja, Maria Wangui Gachoka and Ruth Waweru. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has instructed the ambassador in Saudi Arabia to make sure that he looks for these Kenyan individuals and engage them to make sure that he facilitates and fast- tracks the Saudi Arabia Government to make sure that they are given travel documents so that they can come back. view
• 8 Dec 2010 in National Assembly: I will accommodate my colleague, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 8 Dec 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would like to thank my colleague for giving us that useful information. I can assure you that the Ministry is on top of it and we have given specific instructions to make sure that these Kenyans are treated with respect and are given travel documents under what is called “the emergency travel certificate” to be here as soon as the Saudi Arabia Government gives us the documents. That Government has promised us that they will avail those documents as soon as they will be available. view