Ronald Kiprotich Tonui

All parliamentary appearances

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• 2 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: Maybe you can guide the Hon. Member who is seconding that when we are fundraising, it does not mean that we are engaging in corruption. I do not know the relevance of his contribution to this Bill when he only talks about penalties while imputing improper motives on the issues of fundraising. When people - out of goodwill - contribute, that should not be seen as corruption. How is he relating the two? view
• 2 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me this opportunity to make my contribution to this Bill. I support the fight against corruption, but I do not support this Bill. I do not believe we have shortage of pieces of legislation in fighting corruption. I believe we have adequate legislation and so, this one may not add anything much. This is especially when it is addressing the jail term that we need to increase to go beyond 10 years. Why do we not even jail people for that maximum of 10 years first before we adjust it? The issue ... view
• 2 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: when we are constructing classrooms… Personally under NG-CDF, the maximum I can allocate for a classroom is Kshs500,000 and it always completes it. This is because I do not do tendering personally. We do tendering in the school and we tell people to count the number of lorries delivering sand, if they are full and all those details. That way, I am able to control the cost to Kshs500,000. When it comes to the county governments, they spend Kshs1.2 million. When it comes to the Ministry of Education, it is a minimum of Kshs1.5 million. We have the Auditor- General ... view
• 27 Jun 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for this opportunity to support the Report by the Departmental Committee on Health. It is timely and we need to support this Committee. The Chair stated that they requested for financial support towards the health sector and it was not considered by the Budget and Appropriations Committee. It is unfortunate when we do not fund this sector to ensure that the medical facilities which are currently available out there are also available in this country. We currently have medical tourism where many of our people go to India and spend lots of money especially ... view
• 26 Jun 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for this opportunity to also make my contribution on this. I support this amendment by Hon. Waititu. I also commend him for coming up with this amendment Bill. The amendment, in itself, is straightforward because it is trying to protect innocent guarantors from being exploited by banks. The banks should not be lazy; they need to, first of all, pursue the borrower before going ahead to harass guarantors. I believe all of us are normally victims of this. We normally sign documents to guarantee our friends and such without even looking at the details ... view
• 26 Jun 2019 in National Assembly: At the same time, the guarantors also need to be warned. They should be aware of what they are doing, and what they are appending their signatures to. They should not be signing blindly. They also need to know the credit worthiness of the people they are guaranteeing. That is because some of them or many people these days want to get rich quickly. I believe we are in the gambling generation, where we want to have shortcuts. We are ever looking for money. We want to live the life which we cannot even afford. Therefore, we even borrow and ... view
• 26 Jun 2019 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. view
• 26 Jun 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. I am seeking your guidance on this matter. There is information moving around that already the Kshs500 million intended for the Senate has been approved. Can you make it clear by clarifying if we have already approved the Kshs500 million, so that we know the next course of action in protecting the Kshs500 million? That is what we need to be clear on. As you saw, it is the reason why many Members were moving around here causing commotion, especially in this corner where we have specialised in opposing matters by being on the ... view
• 6 Jun 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for this opportunity. I am rising on a point of order to seek your guidance because I proposed some amendments on 10th May and forwarded the same to the Clerk of the National Assembly. Similarly, I also forwarded a copy to the Cabinet Secretary of the National Treasury. I even have certified copies of the same. I am surprised I do not see them featuring anywhere. I am seeking your guidance on the stage when we will introduce these amendments. Is it that issues of the Budget are never changed in any way or ... view
• 6 Jun 2019 in National Assembly: The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view