David Kangongo Bowen

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• 9 Jul 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to support this Motion. I would like to congratulate hon. Opiyo Wandayi for moving this Motion. Corruption has been sung about for many years in this country. It has been there in the past and in the present, but we have not done much to fight it. There is need to review even our procurement rules. The Mover of this Motion is talking about irregular payments. Irregular payments are corruption. It was even last week when we saw corruption. The National Cereals and Produce Board entered into an irregular ... view
• 9 Jul 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, the Ethics and Antic-Corruption Commission (EACC) needs to be given more powers to enable it prosecute corruption cases because carrying out investigations alone is not enough. The Commission investigates cases but when they forward them to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, they are diluted. You find that by the time the cases get to court, they are diluted. By that time, corruption will have built up and developed very strong defence. As we know, the corrupt are not ordinary people. They are mighty people with a lot of money. So, they hire the most ... view
• 9 Jul 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to move the following Motion:- view
• 9 Jul 2013 in National Assembly: THAT, aware that Kenya as East Africa’s largest economy remains a minor in electricity supply, with a low penetration level of about 15%; concerned that Kenya Power, as a strategic national agency, appears to be grossly inefficient in its operations, still having 85% of the population unconnected and facing a fast- growing population at 3% annually; also noting that power outages and surges have become the norm, especially with the onset of long rains, sometimes causing electrical faults that result in fires and loss of property, which is never compensated for by Kenya Power; further concerned that Kenya Power has ... view
• 9 Jul 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, Kenya Power has been a nightmare to many Kenyans, especially when it comes to power distribution. As we speak today, it is only 15 per cent of Kenyans who are connected to power. We still have 85 per cent of Kenya’s population unconnected. As I speak here, it is only Kenya Power which has the monopoly to distribute, transmit and retail power. I believe that most Members of this House, and members of the public, have had many problems with Kenya Power when it comes to power connection and losses due to power outages. This ... view
• 5 Jun 2013 in National Assembly: Yes, hon. Deputy Speaker. view
• 5 Jun 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Deputy Speaker for giving me the opportunity to support this Motion. The Motion is very good. We need to set up a new board to look into the fertilizer issue. However, I do not think the problem of fertilizers has been caused by the National Cereals and Produce Board because the Board just facilitates the buying of fertilizers. The whole problem lies with the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Finance. If no money is given to the Board, what will it use to buy the fertilizers? There is need for the Ministry of Finance to ... view
• 5 Jun 2013 in National Assembly: The idea in this Motion is very good because even as we speak, farmers in my constituency of Marakwet East do not have fertilizers. They are still using manure. Lack of fertilizers has become a very big problem to farmers. At the beginning of this year, we went to the NCPB with some Members of County Assembly from my county. We discussed the matter with the Managing Director with a view to convincing him to take fertilizers to either Kapsowar or Chesoi, in my constituency; but up to now, they have not. The Managing Director said that he was not ... view
• 5 Jun 2013 in National Assembly: With those remarks, I beg to support. 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
• 5 Jun 2013 in National Assembly: Yes, hon. Deputy Speaker. view