David Kangongo Bowen

All parliamentary appearances

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• 24 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: I come from the North Rift, where people depend on maize to raise money for school fees and meet other costs of living. If the situation does not improve, we will ask farmers to uproot the maize crop on their farms and undertake other activities; even if it means shifting to dairy farming. As I finish, I want to reiterate my first point which is that we need to seriously fight corruption. I heard Hon. Chepkong’a asking for a reduction of the publication period for the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (Amendment) Bill from 14 to five days. We want to ... view
• 23 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. I stand to support the amendment. The Office of the Auditor-General, being an independent office, needs to be given the chance to recruit its own people because of the specialised nature of its work. We also need to ensure that this office is working. We are now almost calling for legalisation of corruption in this country. As much as we are trying to strengthen this Office of the Auditor-General, we want to see results. We have seen some manipulated audited books, and we will not allow this to go on. If that practice goes ... view
• 23 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. I stand to support the amendment. The Office of the Auditor-General, being an independent office, needs to be given the chance to recruit its own people because of the specialised nature of its work. We also need to ensure that this office is working. We are now almost calling for legalisation of corruption in this country. As much as we are trying to strengthen this Office of the Auditor-General, we want to see results. We have seen some manipulated audited books, and we will not allow this to go on. If that practice goes ... view
• 17 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I stand to support the Report of the Committee. I want to laud the Committee because this is its first Report to this House regarding the status of motions and resolutions that are passed. I want to congratulate the Committee given the fact that very many Motions are passed by this House. They have compiled their reports and made follow-up visits to make sure that the Executive or the people who are responsible for the implementation are doing their work. view
• 17 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I stand to support the Report of the Committee. I want to laud the Committee because this is its first Report to this House regarding the status of motions and resolutions that are passed. I want to congratulate the Committee given the fact that very many Motions are passed by this House. They have compiled their reports and made follow-up visits to make sure that the Executive or the people who are responsible for the implementation are doing their work. view
• 17 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: We have discussed and approved many resolutions in this House, but very few have been implemented by the Executive. At the beginning of this Parliament, I also moved a Motion to end the monopoly of Kenya Power and Lighting and liberalise power in Kenya. I am happy to 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
• 17 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: We have discussed and approved many resolutions in this House, but very few have been implemented by the Executive. At the beginning of this Parliament, I also moved a Motion to end the monopoly of Kenya Power and Lighting and liberalise power in Kenya. I am happy to 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
• 17 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: see that when the President was in Machakos last week, he talked about the issues that we have discussed in this House - about reducing the power installation charges. We should further see to it that the installation charges by Kenya Power and Lighting are billed together with the monthly bills to enable more Kenyans to access power without necessarily paying the installation fee. This House has passed many Motions on the education sector. Members have moved many Motions in this House in terms of infrastructure and facilities in our schools and even school fees. view
• 17 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: see that when the President was in Machakos last week, he talked about the issues that we have discussed in this House - about reducing the power installation charges. We should further see to it that the installation charges by Kenya Power and Lighting are billed together with the monthly bills to enable more Kenyans to access power without necessarily paying the installation fee. This House has passed many Motions on the education sector. Members have moved many Motions in this House in terms of infrastructure and facilities in our schools and even school fees. view
• 17 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: Is my time up? I have just started. view