Timothy Wanyonyi Wetangula

All parliamentary appearances

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• 17 Jan 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you. view
• 17 Jan 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you. view
• 1 Dec 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker for giving me an opportunity to say something about this Motion. Climate change has very serious effects on the life and development of all creatures in the world. We have witnessed changes in temperatures and weather patterns occasioned by climate change phenomenon. Some time back, we used to have a predictable weather pattern. We knew what time the rains would come. However, nowadays we cannot predict correctly when it will rain. Even the weather people are unable to predict accurately the timings of the rains. This is because of climate change. The phenomenon has affecting ... view
• 1 Dec 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. view
• 23 Nov 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for allowing me to also contribute to this Bill. This Bill is giving a legal framework to the refugees that are hosted here in Kenya. Refugee issues have not been adequately tackled. That is why we are experiencing pressure especially with the influx of very many refugees. view
• 23 Nov 2016 in National Assembly: This Bill provides many good things on how refugees will be managed especially by providing designated areas where they can be hosted. This is very important because the Commission that will be put in place will make sure that these people have a designated area where they can stay and their issues addressed from that end. view
• 23 Nov 2016 in National Assembly: The other issue is about integration of refugees in local communities. This is something that is very important. Sometime back when we had problems in Uganda, many refugees resided in western Kenya. These refugees were instrumental in development of western Kenya especially in the education sector. Most of those people were professionals and some of them were employed as teachers in schools in western Kenya. We experienced a lot of improvement in The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 23 Nov 2016 in National Assembly: education. I believe integrating refugees some of who are professionals in their own right will help in some way in dealing with some issues that affect the local communities. It is also important that the Commission also informs the refugees when they integrate them to the host community. Being a refugee does not take away your rights; you still remain a human being. So, human rights issues still apply to refugees. It is only that they are given duties. For example, refugees have to respect the people hosting them. As a refugee you are also supposed to behave and conform ... view
• 23 Nov 2016 in National Assembly: we have interrogated the many issues being raised by this Bill. During the Committee of the whole House, we shall be proposing amendments that aim at polishing this Bill. I, however, want to congratulate my good friend, Hon. Aghostinho Neto, for coming up with this Bill that seeks to provide a legal framework on the issue of refugees in this country. view
• 23 Nov 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. With those few remarks, I beg to support the Bill as I congratulate the hon. Member for coming up with it. I thank you. view