Danson Mungatana

All parliamentary appearances

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• 17 Nov 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, having said that, I would also like to say from the Floor of this House that we are very disappointed by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance in the manner in which Treasury has been run in the first quarter of the financial year. The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA), in the first quarter of this year, reached a 97 per cent collection target. We need to congratulate Mr. Waweru and his team for doing a fantastic job at the KRA. We had hoped that the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, with ... view
• 17 Nov 2009 in National Assembly: Hon. Members, we are now in the Committee Stage. view
• 17 Nov 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to report that a Committee of the whole House has considered The Appropriation Bill and approved the same without amendment. view
• 12 Nov 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to appreciate the Minister. This is a fairly technical Ministry and I want to thank him for the way he has grasped the issues there. But the concern that we have as Kenyans is that there are many tariff negotiations, particularly in agriculture. What is the capacity of this Government to negotiate? I know for a fact that when we go for the negotiations, and I am a fairly technical man in that area--- Let me not boast here. A country like the USA would send 40 negotiators to negotiate one tariff agreement. But ... view
• 12 Nov 2009 in National Assembly: I am sorry, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, but the Minister has not addressed the Kenyan capacity. Specifically, when we were in class of the international trade and development law at the masters’ level, none of those people were sponsored by the Government. Has the Minister considered doing this? It is a very direct way of developing capacity for Kenya, because you cannot compare the Kenyan economy with view
• 12 Nov 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I confirm that it was supposed to be Tuesday, next week because the Government Ministers should be back by Monday, next week. I thought it was to be given on Tuesday. view
• 12 Nov 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, thank you so much for giving me the opportunity to also contribute a little bit to the National Policy on Older persons and Aging. I want to thank the Minister and join those who have congratulated her for bringing this policy to the Floor of the House at this time. I want to agree with those who have said that this policy ought to have come to Parliament a little earlier because the population of Kenya is aging. More people are growing older and it is like we have not been prepared to take care ... view
• 11 Nov 2009 in National Assembly: asked the Minister for Information and Communications:- (a) to state the total cost of the recently launched East African Marine Systems (TEAMS) Project; (b) when the project will start actual operations; (c) what security measures are in place to ensure safety of the Fibre Optic Cables; and, (d) what steps he is taking to ensure optimum use of the facility, considering that very few Kenyans own computers. view
• 11 Nov 2009 in National Assembly: asked the Minister for Information and Communications the following Question:- (a) to state the total cost of the recently launched East African Marine Systems (TEMAS) Project, (b) when the project will start actual operations, (c) what security measures are in place to ensure safety of the Fibre Optic Cables; and, (d) what steps he is taking to ensure optimum use of the facility, considering that very few Kenyans own computers. view
• 11 Nov 2009 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I rise on a point of order to seek a Ministerial Statement from the Office of the President. The understanding we have been given is that the Office of the President is organizing a trip to the Coast of all Ministers and Assistant Ministers and other Government functionaries. I wish to ask the Minister in the Office of the President to clarify the following issues: (i) What is the total cost of this trip to the Coast? (ii) Where is the Minister getting this money from? Is it from the budget ... view