David Kangongo Bowen

All parliamentary appearances

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• 9 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: Sometime last year, I brought a Motion in this House asking Members of this House to approve connection of electricity to all Kenyans at affordable prices. I am happy that, that was only a Motion. We are now working on an Act of Parliament which will go a long way to assist many Kenyans. view
• 9 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I am happy that Part VI of the Bill talks about renewable energy and gives a sense of ownership to those who are going to generate electricity. For a number of years, the KP has been enjoying monopoly of power distribution and retailing. With the new Bill, we are giving way to many investors so that they can generate power without the KP necessarily being the corporation with the monopoly. It also gives the country and investors an opportunity to invest in renewable energy such as hydro-power. Kenya is blessed with many rivers. Some of them ... view
• 9 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I am happy that Part VI of the Bill talks about renewable energy and gives a sense of ownership to those who are going to generate electricity. For a number of years, the KP has been enjoying monopoly of power distribution and retailing. With the new Bill, we are giving way to many investors so that they can generate power without the KP necessarily being the corporation with the monopoly. It also gives the country and investors an opportunity to invest in renewable energy such as hydro-power. Kenya is blessed with many rivers. Some of them ... view
• 9 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: We need to separate electrical energy and understand its generation, distribution and retailing. There are very many companies which generate power in Kenya and sell to KP. We The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 9 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: also want to see that a community which can come together and generate its power can get ownership and benefit by selling to KP. On the issue of compensation, we have seen long lines belonging to the KETRACO passing through several farms. Even if it is a half or a quarter of an acre, those people need to be compensated. There needs to be a comprehensive compensation plan for those people who are displaced around those areas where hydro-power is generated. We need to discourage the issue of people getting licences and later speculating on them and selling them without ... view
• 9 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: We need to separate electrical energy and understand its generation, distribution and retailing. There are very many companies which generate power in Kenya and sell to KP. We The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 9 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: also want to see that a community which can come together and generate its power can get ownership and benefit by selling to KP. On the issue of compensation, we have seen long lines belonging to the KETRACO passing through several farms. Even if it is a half or a quarter of an acre, those people need to be compensated. There needs to be a comprehensive compensation plan for those people who are displaced around those areas where hydro-power is generated. We need to discourage the issue of people getting licences and later speculating on them and selling them without ... view
• 9 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. I support the Hon. Member for Homa Bay Town, my friend, Peter Kaluma. There are students who are 18 years old. I propose that we increase this age to either 22 or 25 years. I support that we amend it to 25 years. view
• 8 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I also want to voice my concern about this Petition. I have a case concerning one of my constituents. Some hospitals ask patients’ relatives to go and donate blood. During blood transfusion, you will find that the patient is given two or three pints and yet five or six relatives donated blood. The hospital sells the remaining pints. I was to come up with such a Petition but now that it is related to that and the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Health is here, it is a very serious issue which we need to ... view
• 3 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Chairlady. I want to support the amendment by the Vice- Chair of the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs. It is impossible to establish branches in every county given that the country is already struggling with a huge wage bill. It is also important that access to legal aid be taken closer to the people because that is one of the reasons for devolution. Given the fact that the Vice-Chair has talked of progressive establishment of offices in the counties, there should be a policy where some regions can access the services at certain points without ... view