Danson Mungatana
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Danson Buya Mungatana is a Kenya
n politician. He belongs to NARC-Kenya
and was elected to represent the Garsen Constituency
in the National Assembly of Kenya
since the Kenyan parliamentary election, 2007
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He was born in 1970 to a Pokomo father and a Taita mother who raised him up together with his four brothers and sister in a strict christian setting.He mainly grew up in Mombasa.He schooled at Mary Cliff Primary School for pre-school,did his standard one to four at Ronald Ngala Primary School in Mombasa before joining Arap Moi Primary Boarding School in Ngao Tana River District for his standard five to seven.
The transfer to Ngao Primary Boarding School in his village of birth in Tana River district was in keeping of his family tradition. Although his dad was then working in Mombasa ; he wanted all his children at a particular age to leave Mombasa and go to complete primary school in their home village and Hon. Mungatana was not to be exempted from this valuable practice. The move was a wonderful opportunity for him to learn about the ways and lives of his people (Pokomo) and other communities that lived in the Tana River district.
He held responsible positions throughout primary school first as a class monitor and ended up as a school prefect in class seven.
He was a foot ball player and participated in athletics and represented his school in interschool games. The boarding school taught him discipline, the need to be responsible and independence at an early stage. Throughout his primary school he had an outstanding academic record which was crowned by his exemplary performance in his C.P.E at class seven.Hon. Danson Mungatana is the National Secretary General of Narc Kenya. He is the Member of Parliament representing Garsen Constituency in Coast Province. He is serving his second term in Parliament. He first got elected in 2002 on a Narc ticket and in 2007 on a Narc Kenya ticket.
He is the Branch Chairman of Narc Kenya Garsen Constituency. He is one of the four(4) directly elected MPS on Narc Kenya ticket (Narc Kenya have 27 other MPs elected on PNU (Narc Kenya). The total number of Narc Kenya MPs is 31.
Hon. Mungatana was the convenor of the first 8 people who used to meet at the Hotel Boulevard to conceive formation of Narc Kenya. He is the founder of Rotational Chairman of Narc Kenya ( the Party then had a principle of rotational chairmanship to underscore the idea of One Kenya through a National outlook).
He was appointed to serve as the National Organising Secretary by the then Vice President and Deputy Party Leader H.E. Hon. Dr. Moody A. Awori when the Party elections could not be completed to the National Level.
Kenya
Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...
n politician. He belongs to NARC-Kenya
Narc-Kenya
The National Rainbow Coalition–Kenya is a political party in Kenya. The party was formed after the defeat of the Government sponsored Draft constitution. It was formed by National Rainbow Coalition members loyal to the government...
and was elected to represent the Garsen Constituency
Garsen Constituency
Garsen Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of three constituencies in Tana River District. The constituency has nine wards, all electing councillors to the Tana River County Council. The constituency was established for the 1988 elections.- Members of Parliament :-...
in the National Assembly of Kenya
National Assembly of Kenya
The unicameral National Assembly of Kenya is the country's legislative body.The current National Assembly has a total of 224 members. 210 members are directly elected in single member constituencies using the simple majority system...
since the Kenyan parliamentary election, 2007
Kenyan parliamentary election, 2007
Parliamentary elections in Kenya were held as part of the Kenyan general election on December 27, 2007; presidential elections were held on the same date....
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He was born in 1970 to a Pokomo father and a Taita mother who raised him up together with his four brothers and sister in a strict christian setting.He mainly grew up in Mombasa.He schooled at Mary Cliff Primary School for pre-school,did his standard one to four at Ronald Ngala Primary School in Mombasa before joining Arap Moi Primary Boarding School in Ngao Tana River District for his standard five to seven.
The transfer to Ngao Primary Boarding School in his village of birth in Tana River district was in keeping of his family tradition. Although his dad was then working in Mombasa ; he wanted all his children at a particular age to leave Mombasa and go to complete primary school in their home village and Hon. Mungatana was not to be exempted from this valuable practice. The move was a wonderful opportunity for him to learn about the ways and lives of his people (Pokomo) and other communities that lived in the Tana River district.
He held responsible positions throughout primary school first as a class monitor and ended up as a school prefect in class seven.
He was a foot ball player and participated in athletics and represented his school in interschool games. The boarding school taught him discipline, the need to be responsible and independence at an early stage. Throughout his primary school he had an outstanding academic record which was crowned by his exemplary performance in his C.P.E at class seven.Hon. Danson Mungatana is the National Secretary General of Narc Kenya. He is the Member of Parliament representing Garsen Constituency in Coast Province. He is serving his second term in Parliament. He first got elected in 2002 on a Narc ticket and in 2007 on a Narc Kenya ticket.
He is the Branch Chairman of Narc Kenya Garsen Constituency. He is one of the four(4) directly elected MPS on Narc Kenya ticket (Narc Kenya have 27 other MPs elected on PNU (Narc Kenya). The total number of Narc Kenya MPs is 31.
Hon. Mungatana was the convenor of the first 8 people who used to meet at the Hotel Boulevard to conceive formation of Narc Kenya. He is the founder of Rotational Chairman of Narc Kenya ( the Party then had a principle of rotational chairmanship to underscore the idea of One Kenya through a National outlook).
He was appointed to serve as the National Organising Secretary by the then Vice President and Deputy Party Leader H.E. Hon. Dr. Moody A. Awori when the Party elections could not be completed to the National Level.