Danson Mungatana

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1301 to 1310 of 2308.

• 22 Jul 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am still on the point raised by hon. Njuguna. The Assistant Minister has said that investigations showed that one of the reasons for the increasing crime was because of the release of these convicts. This raises the questions of the exercise of the prerogative of mercy by the President under Section 27 of the Constitution. In fact, there exists an Advisory Board under Section 28, which consists of the Attorney-General and three people who are appointed by the President. The President does not act on his own. He is properly advised. There is a report that ... view
• 22 Jul 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to support this Motion. I just want to make two fundamental points. Kenya is not the first country that has gone through constitutional change in a successful and peaceful manner. The Republic of South Africa during the adoption of the new constitution, there were negotiations between the party that was led by the then leader of National Party, President De Klerk, and the then to become President Mandela. Everything was done and the new constitution was supposed to be passed, but then the Members of Parliament from the old Parliament that were going to leave ... view
• 20 Jul 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this appears to be a case of negligence. As a Government policy, does the Ministry insure public schools? If so, what arrangement is the Ministry making to ensure that the parents and relatives of this girl who passed away are compensated? view
• 13 Jul 2010 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I also want to join those who have sent their condolences. But the clarifications I wanted to seek from the Minister are as follows:- (i) It is about our own security as a country. Recently, there were those 300 bomb detonators that were found in Rongai, which is within Nairobi area. There was the arms cache in Narok which is also not far from Nairobi. The question that is worrying us is how safe are we as a country? This should be connected with how prepared is the Anti-Terrorist Police Unit; is it ... view
• 30 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the agents for the Ministry of State for Immigration and Registration of Persons are the chiefs in their various locations. view
• 30 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, we appreciate that there is need of capturing this data even at birth. We also know that the Ministry of State for Immigration and Registration of Persons does have enough personnel to really do this work as fast they should. The question is between the Government departments of education and the Ministry of State for Immigration and Registration of Persons. Is it not possible for both Ministers to co- ordinate, so that headmasters and principals can also be made agents of the Ministry of State for Immigration and Registration of Persons, so that we hasten this process? ... view
• 30 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: Yes, Mr. Speaker, Sir. The other fundamental point that must be made is that the Executive cannot operate to its on convenience and disregard what Parliament does. These are equal arms of the Government. In fact, Parliament is the supreme authority on matters that affect the people of Kenya. It is a fundamental point because we have no problem with the Government procedures or whatever they do out there. The Attorney-General can receive the Report under Section 35. That has no correlation whatsoever with the order that the Minister was given. He must comply because he undertook before this House ... view
• 30 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I also want to join hon. Members who have spoken in support of what the Minister has achieved. My clarification is of great concern. In terms of finances and budget, our country is running a huge deficit Budget right now. We are not so sure about the situation with the other countries. The clarification we want to seek is: What other implications are there for us walking into a federation or a common market with countries that essentially have problems in managing their deficits including ourselves? What are the implications in terms of our tax base? Are ... view
• 30 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. The Minister has groused over the question of deficit. Right now, the entire European Union is paying because Greece has mismanaged its economy and the entire European Union has to pay for it. What we are asking is this: How exposed are we as a country because we are entering a situation where other States--- In fact, newly established states with huge deficits are joining us! What steps have we taken to protect ourselves as a nation? How are we going to fit in that situation? Have we protected ourselves enough? Every ... view
• 24 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise to seek Mr. Speaker’s Ruling on a matter that has brought a bit of lack of clarity in terms of the exercise of the power to withhold approval of Votes. From next week, we shall be considering Vote by Vote from each Minister. If you look at Standing Order No.155(4), it restricts the powers to withhold approval to 1 per cent of the total Estimates that have been laid. On the other hand, Section 16 of the Fiscal Management Act gives power to this Parliament to withhold approval of a whole department’s Vote ... view