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Senator Danstan Buya Mungatana

UDA · Tana River County

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Office tenure (for pulse): 8 Sept 2022 – present · still serving

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Floor speeches (on this site)
8
Sitting days with a speech
4
First speech here
Oct 2022
Latest speech here
Oct 2022

In plain language: On sittings we have published and linked, this member made floor contributions on 4 days (8 speeches). Use the pulse below to see when, and open a sitting to see what was said.

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In office: 8 Sept 2022 – present (still serving) · Senator Danstan Buya Mungatana

Official term may start 8 Sept 2022; floor speeches on this site begin 12 Oct 2022.

Pulse for 2025 while in office — denser squares mean more floor contributions that day. Days outside this office tenure are blank. Chair / Temporary Speaker turns are excluded. Blank days in office may mean no floor speech, a sitting not yet published, or no sitting.

Full tenure (on this site): 8 floor contributions on 4 sitting days.

0 contributions across 0 sitting days in 2025 for Senator Danstan Buya Mungatana.

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About
Danson Buya Mungatana is the Senator for Tana River County. He won election to the Senate of Kenya in August 2022 as a candidate for the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party. Before becoming a senator, he worked for more than a decade as an advocate of the High Court of Kenya and served two consecutive terms as the Member of Parliament for Garsen Constituency between 2002 and 2013, which included appointments as an Assistant Minister for Medical Services and for Foreign Affairs. He holds a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Nairobi and a postgraduate diploma from the Kenya School of Law. In the Senate, he serves as the chairperson of the Standing Committee on Devolution and Intergovernmental Relations and as a member of the Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights committee.
Parliamentary history
  • Sept 2022 Present: Senator

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Floor contributions (8)

Speeches made as a Member in debate. Does not include turns as Speaker, Deputy Speaker, or Temporary Speaker while moderating the sitting.

Wed, 19 Oct 2022Senate

Senate Hansard — 19 October 2022 Afternoon Sitting

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to join you in welcoming the delegation from Zambia. I serve as a Commissioner in the Competition Commission of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA). We have held very many meetings in Lusaka. …

Open sitting

Wed, 19 Oct 2022Senate

Senate Hansard — 19 October 2022 Afternoon Sitting

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I thank Sen. (Dr.) Lelegwe on this issue of drought. As the Committee looks at his statement and request, can they add why it is that in this ASAL regions, we cannot have the huge silos so that food can be stored. This is …

Open sitting

Tue, 18 Oct 2022Senate

Senate Hansard — 18 October 2022 Afternoon Sitting

Madam Temporary Speaker, the issue of transportation between Mbita and Mfangano Island is not new. The Governor, Her Excellency Hon. Wanga, raised this issue in the National Assembly of the Twelfth Parliament when she was a Women Representa…

Open sitting

Tue, 18 Oct 2022Senate

Senate Hansard — 18 October 2022 Afternoon Sitting

Madam Temporary Speaker, thank you for giving me this opportunity. I have only one point and I will be brief. I congratulate the Senator who has just spoken before me, for the time that he spent in EALA. He is a senior Member of this House.…

Open sitting

Fri, 14 Oct 2022Senate

Senate Hansard — 14 October 2022 Afternoon Sitting

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I had pressed it but it was not working. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise under Standing Order No.53, which allows us to make general comments on a Statement sought by a Senator. It is sad that you did not see us whe…

Open sitting

Fri, 14 Oct 2022Senate

Senate Hansard — 14 October 2022 Afternoon Sitting

I stand under Standing Order No.58 to issue a Personal Statement on the victimization by media on my court appearance as a witness. On 9th September, 2022, I received witness summons from the investigating officer to attend court and give e…

Open sitting

Fri, 14 Oct 2022Senate

Senate Hansard — 14 October 2022 Afternoon Sitting

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I will make two quick points. The first one is that these committees are going to consider Motions and bring legislative proposals, so that we can pass them in this House. Government institutions have the habit of t…

Open sitting

Wed, 12 Oct 2022National Assembly

National Assembly Hansard — 12 October 2022 Afternoon Sitting

Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I rise to support this Motion. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this is not a normal Procedural Motion. It is a Motion that speaks to the history of the Constitution and the freedom of the legislature from the Ex…

Open sitting