Danson Mungatana

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1671 to 1680 of 2307.

• 23 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, let me thank the Minister for the Ministerial Statement. I am glad to hear that there is an inter-Ministerial Committee and that there is a national policy that has come up on how we should handle the question of hawkers because these 7 million people are with us and we cannot wish them away. What I want to know is that, he has said that the settlement of hawkers is part of the performance contract for local authorities. How many have been settled, particularly in Mombasa City? There was violence there and property belonging to the municipal ... view
• 23 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. The Minister has said that he is going to give an undertaking to come back to this House to give us the figures of those hawkers who have been settled in Mombasa. This is a very serious issue. The information we have is that the attitude the Mombasa City Council has adopted is to remove every person from the streets even the ones that had been agreed upon. So, could he tell us when he is going to fulfill that undertaking so that he can be bound by this House and tell ... view
• 18 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise on a point of order under the Broadcast of House Proceedings, Standing Order No.34(2). I would like to refer to the First Schedule of the Broadcasting Regulations which are set out in Standing Order No.34(2). I am looking specifically at Rule No.6(3) which, in brief, says that any external media house that receives a broadcast feed from this House shall broadcast it without any manipulation or distortion whatsoever. We woke up this morning to some very surprising headline from one of the media houses that boldly and brazenly pronounced that the ODM had conducted ... view
• 18 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am quoting The Standard Newspaper . I believe that it is not the entire management that is involved. There are some people who are not doing what is expected of them. These people present distorted and manipulated stories which hurt the dignity of this House. view
• 18 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I want to join those who have been issuing a lot of congratulations to the Minister. I would like him to listen to me and not consult too much because I have two points I would like to make. view
• 18 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, first, I would like to congratulate the Minister. There are two points I want to make. He has made this proposal to amend the Retirement Benefits Act view
• 17 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, from this side of the House, we want to support the Motion the Leader of Government Business has moved in this House for the simple reason that we need to form these Committees today so that we get Parliament moving and we decide on the things that need to be decided on. The House has already referred several matters and Questions to Departmental Committees. We need to have these things sorted out. So, we would like to pass this Motion without much debate. view
• 16 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. The other issue that arises from this matter is that the Speaker actually directed that the Minister should come with an answer today. In fact, the only reason why the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance was excused was because it was a Budget week. Hon. Members are prepared to have this Question this week. Members of the public want to know what happened in Geneva. Why was everyone paid so much money and how was the money accounted for? Why is the Government running away from answering the Question? view
• 16 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to thank the Minister for the answer that she has given us. One of the students who went to Russia on the understanding that there will be full accommodation and payment for tuition is from Garsen Constituency. The students were promised a lot of things. They were all from very poor families. Universal Education Trust Fund started with very good intentions. The students were taken to Russia and we expected them back with degrees as doctors. What will the Minister do to avoid hardship to students? What rules are there to ensure that people ... view
• 10 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it appears as if the Assistant Minister only moved in and appointed the Chair of CDA after this Question was raised to the Ministry. That is very wrong because the Government should act on its own. However, I would like to state the facts as they are. In 2008, the CDA lost 19 of its employees because of poor remuneration. Those employees left for greener pastures. As we speak today, the ideal staffing level at the CDA is supposed to be 154 employees. Right now they have only 106 employees creating a deficit of at least ... view