David Kangongo Bowen

All parliamentary appearances

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• 27 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: It is a point of order, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. view
• 27 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I did not want to interrupt my good friend, Hon. Ababu Namwamba, especially on Article 125 of the Constitution, but the same Constitution under Chapter Eleven, Article 195 gives county assemblies powers to summon witnesses. If you allow me, I will read it. view
• 27 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: My good friend, Hon. Ababu Namwamba, said that the power to summon witnesses is only vested in this House and the Senate. I think it is not true because Article 195 of the Constitution gives the same powers to county assemblies. Allow me to read it. view
• 27 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I stand to support the Bill. This is long overdue given the Constitution which many Kenyans voted for, especially on the part of devolution. Going down to the county assemblies, it is important this Bill is in place. I have seen the purpose of the Bill is to standardise the procedures and processes of appointment of new officials by the county assemblies. It is also to provide light and guidance so that we have standard guidelines of appointments across the 47 counties. Apart from the appointments, we also want the Senate and the Salaries ... view
• 27 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: we have counties. When there is advertisement in the counties, they run back there to get jobs. Then they are told they must have five or six years of experience. Where are they going to get it? These are people who have been tarmacking on the streets and there is an opportunity. We need to look into this so that we give experience to different positions. When looking for somebody to be the county secretary, you can ask for an experience of seven or eight years or the relevant qualification. That is a big issue. The level of education for ... view
• 27 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, the only problem in this Bill is Clause 12 which my colleague, Hon. Ababu Namwamba, has talked about. It is already provided for in the Constitution. We have it under Article 195. It gives powers and privileges to committees of county assemblies to summon witnesses. There is no need to again copy the same Articles of the Constitution into a piece of legislation. I will seek that this part of the Bill be deleted so that the Constitution applies. view
• 27 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: On the issue of regional balancing, which most of my colleagues have spoken about, we can see that every county has become tribal. When you come to Elgeyo Marakwet, where I come from, 99 per cent of all the employees are people from Elgeyo Marakwet County and yet, there are other tribes living within the county. There are some other tribes living in Tharaka Nithi County or in Kiambu County. This is another area we need to check because the Constitution also provides for the security of minorities in our counties so that we give every Kenyan a chance to ... view
• 27 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: I do not know the relevance of marital status with the kind of employment one is applying for. Whether you are single, divorced or widow, I do not know the relevance of that. How does it affect one when applying for a certain position? I thought it is only my qualifications, what I have and done before, the references in my CV and my performance that matter. These are some of the small issues that need to be looked into so that you do not turn away someone because he is not married or divorced and yet, he is qualified. ... view
• 27 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: I support the Bill. view
• 6 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for giving me this chance to add my voice to this Petition. I want to appreciate the Petitioner, Mr. Menjo. When our agriculture is threatened, food security is also threatened in the country. It is good that the Government puts these measures in place, so that fertiliser is always available in the NCPB during the planting season. When farmers go to the NCPB, they do not get fertiliser. There is a cartel in NCPB which get the fertiliser cheaply and then they sell it at a higher price. I want to ask the Committee which will ... view