Danson Mungatana

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• 1 Sep 2010 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, it is good for us to remember the history of students financing in Kenya. In 1952, the Higher Loans Fund, a form of HELB, was formed. Its purpose at that time when we were still under the British colonial rule was the same as today; to help finance students for further studies. At that time, the financing that was available was strictly for those who wished to study outside East Africa. It was on scholarship basis; there was nobody who was going to pay back. At that time, the students used to go to universities in ... view
• 1 Sep 2010 in National Assembly: When HELB was set up in 1995, part of the things that it gave power to and created was the Act of Parliament that gave it power to legally recover the loans. The idea is, as we all know, to set up a revolving Fund. This Motion is saying that, indeed, the money that is available is insufficient. I wholly concur with the Mover of this Motion that the Government needs to treble these funds. A lot of times, whenever we in Parliament push for things to happen, the standard Government answer has always been that “we do not have ... view
• 1 Sep 2010 in National Assembly: One of my favourite clauses during the Referendum campaigns in many parts of the country that I went to was Clause 130, which we now call Section 130, which requires that Cabinet Secretaries, read Government, will be appointed taking into consideration, ethnic and regional balancing. This is supposed to reflect the entire structure of the Government. This was not one of the sections that we said should be left hanging. It is a section that came into effect when the President promulgated the new Constitution on 27th August, 2010. This means that people from the Coast, where I come from, ... view
• 1 Sep 2010 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, this is a very critical element that must be addressed. There is complete imbalance in HELB as it stands right now. I am singling out HELB because it is on the Motion here, but there are many Government institutions that will have to be looked at afresh. For the life that is remaining of this Parliament, we are going to put the Prime Minister into a lot of intense scrutiny under the Prime Minister’s Question Time. He needs to show us how they are effecting the issue of ethnic and regional balancing in these institutions. Today, ... view
• 1 Sep 2010 in National Assembly: Right now, if you look at HELB, you will find that the number of students who can be accorded loans for doctorate and masters studies is limited to only 200 per year. Right now, if you look at the demography of the students and go back to history, you will see that the Coast region has been completely marginalized. It is kimenyano . It is those people who know who that are awarded those scholarships. This Parliament is saying with one voice that we must pass this Motion and a message must be sent to HELB that it must reform ... view
• 19 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, could the reason the contractor is not on site be that the Ministry has withdrawn what used to be a small percentage that they allocate to contractors to enable them move immediately to the site and then the rest of the money will come slowly? Could he also confirm if it is true that, in fact, the Ministry has withdrawn what used to be the practice to give a small percentage to allow contractors to move on site? If they have refused, what informed the change of policy to give money particularly to small contractors ... view
• 19 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. Very quickly, I want to congratulate the new Minister for Transport. We are confident that he has the ability to deliver. view
• 19 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I wanted to just raise specific issues about the budget that he has presented to us, which hopefully he will be able to answer. The first thing is the question of the allocation of resources in terms of the regions. He read to us that Kshs600 million has been allocated for the development of the Kisumu Airport. We do not begrudge that, but why has the Minister taken so long to look at Malindi Airport? It has been there as part of the promises given every time there is an election, but it has been ... view
• 19 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, he has also told us about the Kenya Railways. If I look at the Development Vote, we have Kshs1.2 billion that is made available under Head 457, Item No.2630200. In terms of the development of the railway line, how long is this expansion going to be also affecting the Coast region? When we talk about transportation, the road between Mombasa and Nairobi and the roads between Malindi, Hola, Garsen and Lamu carry a lot of heavy load. We have had no mention of any form of expansion or development in terms of the railway line. ... view
• 19 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the IDA has also given the Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) about Kshs1.2 billion, but when I tried to inquire from the KAA the number of airstrips that are undergoing renovation, from the Coast Province, I think we just have Manda in Lamu. Garsen, Ngao and Voi airstrips have been forgotten. I am not going to mention many of these. We have got to have fairness in terms of allocation of resources. It cannot be correct that this money keeps going to the same places and then we are left behind and there is no new ... view