Danson Mungatana

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• 13 May 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I stand to second this Motion brought by hon. Dr. Khalwale. First of all, I want to start by congratulating hon. view
• 13 May 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I was on the point that there is a feeling among the people of Kenya and in this Parliament--- view
• 13 May 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I was on the point that when Parliament is speaking as it does, it means that there is a collective feeling that nothing is being done by the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces. If something is being done, the country is not being kept informed appropriately of the developments that are taking place. We want the country to be reassured of what is taking place. view
• 13 May 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, it was none other than the former President of the Republic of Kenya, His Excellency Retired President Daniel Arap Moi, who, in fact, started raising this matter publicly. He stated that there is a concern that if anything is being done about Migingo Island, then the population and citenzry of this country ought to be kept informed by none other than His Excellency the Head of State of this country. So, we are grounding this Motion on our concern as Parliament. There is a feeling within the country that nothing is being done to address ... view
• 13 May 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, this House in debating this issue is, not just being critical, but it is providing a ventilation process through which the will or opinion of Kenyans can be openly heard. We need to see some action being taken in this matter. We are not beating the war drums. This Parliament must not be understood in that way. We know war is expensive. Any person who has participated in anything like ethnic wars, skirmishes or even inter-tribal wars or those of us who have experienced these things in our constituencies, know war is expensive. War has ... view
• 13 May 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to say that I admire the way the Prime Minister has sought to defend himself and explain to the country what is happening. However, in the process, he has given a bulky explanation and laid on the Table bulky documents. I am a very bright chap and I have not been able to go through these documents. I am requesting, genuinely, that the Speaker defers this matter to next week, Wednesday, so as to give the House time to scrutinize these documents and the Prime Minister to get further clarifications on this matter. This is ... view
• 13 May 2009 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I also want to thank the Chairman of the Joint Committee on Finance, Planning and Trade and the Budget Committee for bringing this Motion and Report before Parliament. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, when we were debating the Supplementary Estimates, I did caution that the Minister must start thinking outside the box. I did caution that this House must be careful that we will not be ruled by bureaucrats. I did caution that things can go wrong and Ministers are told: "Just sign here". I was talking without view
• 13 May 2009 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I think we need to get serious about this matter. I am not talking about taking an office and a chair in the middle of cameras and say you have handed over. That is why I have, in fact, filed a Motion in this House calling for proper processes of handing over. What has happened to hon. Uhuru Kenyatta can happen to anyone of us here. Today, if you are moved from one Ministry to another without even spending ten days in the Cabinet office to understand these processes of advising the President, then we are ... view
• 13 May 2009 in National Assembly: We have said here before and I would repeat that there is a serious credit crunch within the cash economy right now. Two weeks ago, the Central Bank of Kenya was forced to pump Kshs32 billion into the money market to stabilize the situation. The Treasury was forced to go into an overdraft of Kshs6.9 billion. We need to help the Minister to get everything correct, so that we quickly pass and adopt what we have agreed here today. We expect the Minister to give explanations, so that we pass the Supplementary Estimates and we move forward. We should learn ... view
• 13 May 2009 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Speaker, looking at this Report itself, there are some things that are not clear. We, as Parliament, have said there are things, which are not clear. There are problems with the Supplementary Estimates. I would like the Minister to explain to us what happed. If you look at the attachment at the end of this Report that has been tabled, we are all aware and we have been told that some Kshs10 billion error exists. There are things attached there. There are descriptions such as basic salary and then figures are given, for example, basic wage, temporary employees, ... view