Charles Mamwacha Onchoke

Hon. Charles Onchoke (Bonchari, UPA) Hon. Speaker, I second. (Several Members were upstanding)

Hon. Charles Onchoke (Bonchari, UPA) I beg to move the following Motion: THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Committee on Delegated Legislation on its consideration of the Copyright (Consolidated (Music and Audio-Visual Works) Tariffs, 2026, laid on the Table of the House on 30th April 2026 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY...

Hon. Charles Onchonke (Bonchari, UPA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I appreciate my colleagues across the aisle's contributions. The Committee noted that many agencies want to raise rates and fees, making it very expensive to do business in this country. One way to encourage small businesses and investors is to set reasonable;...

Hon. Charles Onchoke (Bonchari, UPA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I thank the Chairman, Hon. Nelson, for the response. Given that Mr Nyapara and Mr Ombati have not been traced and there is no indication of their return to Kenya, I urge the Government to continue doing what needs to be...

Hon. Charles Onchoke (Bonchari, UPA) Thank you for the opportunity to contribute to this Motion. (Hon. (Dr) Ojiambo Oundo spoke off the record) The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) I will make a ruling on the point of order, not you. Proceed. Hon. Charles Onchoke (Bonchari, UPA) I wish to...

Hon. Charles Onchoke (Bonchari, UPA) Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. Last week on Tuesday, 10th February 2026, I requested for a Statement from the Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Defence, Intelligence and Foreign Relations regarding two Kenyans who were reportedly coerced into military service in the Federal Republic of...

Hon. Charles Onchoke (Bonchari, UPA) Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I have gone through the Statement from the National Intelligence Service (NIS) and the National Police Service (NPS) that was laid in the House yesterday by Hon. Ichung’wah. It was good but generic. My Request for a Statement was about...

Hon. Charles Onchoke (Bonchari, UPA) I understand you. Nevertheless, you can appreciate the limitation of the DCI or the Divisional Criminal Investigation Officer (DCIO) . Can they go all the way to Russia to do their investigations? Probably, our Embassy in Russia can help us ascertain if the two cases...

Hon. Charles Onchoke (Bonchari, UPA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairman. I support these amendments and this Schedule for the additional benefits of the Supreme Court judges who are retired. In the regulations, it would be important to have regulations outline the specific amount of the proposed benefits, like the driver,...

Hon. Charles Onchoke (Bonchari, UPA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I am sitting here today. I have been promoted. I rise to second the Motion that this House considers to nullify the order of the Privileges and Immunities (Global Centre for Adaptation) Order, 2025, Legal Notice No. 82 of 2025....

Hon. Charles Onchoke (Bonchari, UPA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, the Committee has noted that a number of these statutory instrument-making bodies have developed a habit of not following the law. They do not bring the orders and the instruments to the House for consideration and approval. I, therefore, stand here to...

Hon. Charles Onchoke (Bonchari, UPA) Hon. Speaker, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 44 (2) (c) , I rise to request for a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Defence, Intelligence, and Foreign Relations regarding the reported coercion of two Kenyan citizens into military service in...

Hon. Charles Onchoke (Bonchari, UPA) Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to add my voice to the statement sought by the Member for Igembe Central. The same situation applies to Bonchari. There are four officers who are serving in the same Ministry and who have gone...

Hon. Charles Onchoke (Bonchari, UPA) Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker, for the opportunity. I thank the Departmental Committee on Education for the response. However, you will note that the figures presented by NACADA and the Ministry of Education are variant and conflicting. The figure provided by NACADA is 45 per...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to respond or react to the Statement that has been read by my friend, Hon. Rindikiri, on behalf of his Committee. This Statement has two fundamental flaws. First, it states that the developer is in custody, while he is not. Secondly,...

Hon. Charles Onchoke (Bonchari, UPA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to respond or react to the Statement that has been read by my friend, Hon. Rindikiri, on behalf of his Committee. This Statement has two fundamental flaws. First, it states that the developer is in custody,...

Hon. Charles Onchoke (Bonchari, UPA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I am getting a bit emotional because it is a very painful matter. In my view, we require that the Cabinet Secretary brings a substantive and correct statement which is action-oriented and which is going to support those families and justice...

Hon. Charles Onchoke (Bonchari, UPA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I found myself sitting in the leadership row. It is appalling to notice that the table for the Whip of the Minority Party does not hold. It is falling apart. What is going on? We want urgent action to be...

Hon. Charles Onchoke (Bonchari, UPA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise to second the Motion for the adoption of the Report of the Committee on Delegated Legislation on its consideration of the Prevention of Terrorism (Implementation of the United Nations Security Council Resolutions on Suppression of Terrorism) Regulations, 2024...

Hon. Charles Onchoke (Bonchari, UPA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I rise to second the Motion to adopt the Report of the Committee on Delegated Legislation on the Consideration of the Prevention of Terrorism (Implementation of The United Nations Security Council Resolutions on Prevention, Suppression and Disruption of Proliferation Financing) (Amendment) Regulations,...