Danson Mungatana

All parliamentary appearances

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• 20 Dec 2011 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me an opportunity to also contribute to the debate that is before us. I have studied this report from the Committee, which has very many of my friends; I have studied their recommendations and with respect, I wish to disagree with the recommendations that these hon. Members have made. view
• 20 Dec 2011 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me an opportunity to also contribute to the debate that is before us. I have studied this report from the Committee, which has very many of my friends; I have studied their recommendations and with respect, I wish to disagree with the recommendations that these hon. Members have made. view
• 20 Dec 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have also listened to some of my very best friends, with whom I sit here, argue against some of the nominees and even the exaggerations that have gone on outside this House. I beg to disagree strongly with those friends whom I have worked with here before. view
• 20 Dec 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have also listened to some of my very best friends, with whom I sit here, argue against some of the nominees and even the exaggerations that have gone on outside this House. I beg to disagree strongly with those friends whom I have worked with here before. view
• 20 Dec 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to start with the first issue. It has become a norm that if somebody was working for the Government, or if somebody was a civil servant, particularly of long standing, and names are tabled here, people are told that the man or woman was part of a system that was corrupt in the former President’s regime or in this regime or in the other regime and, therefore, does not qualify. It has become a norm to sacrifice all civil servants of long standing on the basis of generalized condemnation. This is what we did when ... view
• 20 Dec 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to start with the first issue. It has become a norm that if somebody was working for the Government, or if somebody was a civil servant, particularly of long standing, and names are tabled here, people are told that the man or woman was part of a system that was corrupt in the former President’s regime or in this regime or in the other regime and, therefore, does not qualify. It has become a norm to sacrifice all civil servants of long standing on the basis of generalized condemnation. This is what we did when ... view
• 20 Dec 2011 in National Assembly: This is the direction I am seeing people going because it is being strongly suggested outside there that the new Commissioner of Police should not come from the force. When you look at it, it is an attitudinal problem that seems to have cropped up in our Parliament and in our colleagues, so long as you have been in the Government this is almost an automatic disqualification. I then reason that if these people were working, let us say in Bamburi Portland Cement Ltd, Kenya Breweries or they were acting in certain capacities and things went wrong there, then they ... view
• 20 Dec 2011 in National Assembly: This is the direction I am seeing people going because it is being strongly suggested outside there that the new Commissioner of Police should not come from the force. When you look at it, it is an attitudinal problem that seems to have cropped up in our Parliament and in our colleagues, so long as you have been in the Government this is almost an automatic disqualification. I then reason that if these people were working, let us say in Bamburi Portland Cement Ltd, Kenya Breweries or they were acting in certain capacities and things went wrong there, then they ... view
• 20 Dec 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I talked about the issue of passion. We should have people who are interested in the governance of this country. With those few remarks, I urge this House to approve the nominees who have been brought here. I ask this House to oppose the Motion as moved. view
• 20 Dec 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I talked about the issue of passion. We should have people who are interested in the governance of this country. With those few remarks, I urge this House to approve the nominees who have been brought here. I ask this House to oppose the Motion as moved. view