David Kangongo Bowen

All parliamentary appearances

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• 2 Apr 2015 in National Assembly: Regarding insecurity, yesterday, I talked about the Baringo, Turkana and the Kerio Valley region. As much as I applaud the President for directing that the 10,000 new police recruits report to the training colleges due to a shortage of officers, there is also need for the National Police Service to be given their own budgetary allocation. If it were not for helicopters availed by the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) and the Kenya Forest Service (KFS), deployment of personnel would not have been possible. That is because the NPS helicopters are grounded. The NPS does not have a Vote of its ... view
• 2 Apr 2015 in National Assembly: We might have succeeded in all the other areas but, if this country is not safe, then neither this Parliament nor our children are safe. Hon. Deputy Speaker, I do not want to speculate but it seems these acts of criminality are not about terrorism. It is like a religious war. That is because the non-Muslim students in Garissa were being pulled out and shot. I urge my fellow colleagues to unite. Let us not be divided by terrorists along religious lines. Let us work together. Let us stand united as Kenyans, especially at this time. When we passed the ... view
• 2 Apr 2015 in National Assembly: We might have succeeded in all the other areas but, if this country is not safe, then neither this Parliament nor our children are safe. Hon. Deputy Speaker, I do not want to speculate but it seems these acts of criminality are not about terrorism. It is like a religious war. That is because the non-Muslim students in Garissa were being pulled out and shot. I urge my fellow colleagues to unite. Let us not be divided by terrorists along religious lines. Let us work together. Let us stand united as Kenyans, especially at this time. When we passed the ... view
• 2 Apr 2015 in National Assembly: This is the time you are realizing the importance of those security laws. Again, you want to say that the President has gone against the law. Which law is that, if I may ask? We are talking about loss of lives and you are talking about the Bill of Rights. Is there a right to die? I want to end on that note in order to give a chance to my colleagues to also contribute. I send my condolences to those who lost their lives. view
• 2 Apr 2015 in National Assembly: This is the time you are realizing the importance of those security laws. Again, you want to say that the President has gone against the law. Which law is that, if I may ask? We are talking about loss of lives and you are talking about the Bill of Rights. Is there a right to die? I want to end on that note in order to give a chance to my colleagues to also contribute. I send my condolences to those who lost their lives. view
• 1 Apr 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Deputy Speaker. I want to appreciate the President‟s Speech. I want to only talk on three issues. On the apology, we all need to appreciate that the President apologised for all the mistakes and the wrongs that were done by past governments. That is a step in the right direction. When I hear some of my colleagues talk badly about the President‟s apology and listen to the Opposition, especially from the ODM, criticising the apology by the President, I get concerned. We know that even the ODM leader owes Kenya an apology for what he did in ... view
• 1 Apr 2015 in National Assembly: I stand guided, hon. Deputy Speaker. The second issue is about insecurity in the country. We have serious insecurity in the country. I heard hon. Katoo ole Metito enumerating all the milestones that the Jubilee Government has achieved. All those milestones are in the Jubilee Manifesto. The only issue that I have is the runaway insecurity in the country. There is no need of having free maternity services when women cannot even go to hospitals because of insecurity. There is no need of having free primary education when in some areas like Baringo and Turkana, there are no schools. There ... view
• 1 Apr 2015 in National Assembly: like hon. Kajwang‟ said this is just a Report in Parliament. As Members of Parliament, we have nothing to do. We want the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) to resolve the issues that they are having. Yesterday, one Commissioner resigned. If possible, the President should disband that Commission immediately. We are not even sure whether the Report from the EACC is from the Chairman or the Chief Executive Officer because of the many wrangles that are there. We should not have some names of some few individuals. We want to separate corruption from side-shows. Hon. Keter and hon. Birdi are ... view
• 18 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: On a point of order, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. view
• 18 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I just want to also support the--- view