Richard Onyonka

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 751 to 760 of 818.

• 18 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: I am sorry, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. It is an addendum. I remember when the hon. Member started to speak, he said that his life was in danger because he had been threatened. Could he, please, substantiate, if it is a matter of life and death? view
• 9 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is true that I have not provided a written answer to my colleague. I, however, have the answer with me. I could give him a copy and then proceed. view
• 9 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) I would like to table two lists. One list has got all the treaties that the Republic of Kenya has ratified as at today. They are 30 of them. The second list is that of treaties that the Kenyan Government has not ratified. They are ten of them. view
• 9 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: (b) Mr. Speaker, Sir, the good news is that the African Youth Charter, which was adopted in 2006, has been ratified. On the list of ratified treaties, it falls under No.28. The African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance has also been ratified. On the list of the ratified treaties, it falls under No.29. It was ratified in September, 2008. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the hon. Member also wanted to know the status of all the treaties that we have. I wish to inform the House, for the record, that the African Youth Charter was adopted by the African Union on ... view
• 9 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the point that I have just made is that because we have a new Constitution every Ministry will have to come in with the instruments, deposit them in this House, then link them up with the Ministry of Justice, National Cohesion and Constitutional Affairs and make sure that across the board, whatever treaty that will be brought to the House for ratification is ratified; after Parliament has studied the instruments and made sure that what was deposited is actually what Parliament was going to vote, to pass as a Bill. view
• 9 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, we would have gone all around and given the information hon. C. Kilonzo wanted me to provide. However, the only problem is that because of the new dispensation and the changes that have taken place, the Member of Parliament and my senior colleague may have to wait until every Ministry is able to bring its instruments, so that we can investigate them here in Parliament before we can pass them. It is not that I have evaded the Question it is simply that because of the changes which have taken place, every Ministry is trying to look ... view
• 9 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, yes, I agree to be informed. view
• 9 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I think the point I would like to state here very clearly is that, if you look at the treaties that have been signed, they are 30. The ones that have not been signed are ten. The reason why I appreciate the fact that the senior Minister was giving me a point of information--- The point that I note is that he has accepted that any further drafting and interrogation of those treaties will be by his Ministry. He will ensure that any Ministry that has not ratified the treaty will then be able to do so ... view
• 9 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I had mentioned the position earlier on. I am mentioning this to my colleague that it is no longer going to be the Executive which will now be bringing any of those instruments to be deposited in the House or sign them. Parliament is the body that is going to make sure that all treaties are discussed first; interrogated and after that, ratify and pass them into Bills. My position is that since the Constitution has already accepted and adopted the principle that any of the earlier Bills which we had signed--- As far as I am ... view
• 9 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am not sure how often the Government reviews those treaties. But I believe the review would come as per the requirement and the need of the country. view