Daniel Kitonga Maanzo

All parliamentary appearances

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• 10 Feb 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker for giving me an opportunity to comment on the Petition on the amendment of the Constitution. All those initiatives show that there is need to amend the Constitution to make it better so that it may serve the interest of the people of Kenya. When we passed the Constitution, we all agreed that 80 per cent of the document was good and 20 per cent needed to be amended so that Kenyans could be served better by the Constitution. There have been many constitutional amendment proposals with which all of us agree. The CORD Coalition launched ... view
• 10 Feb 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I beg to support this Procedural Motion. Sessional papers contain the policy of the Government and they are very important. Policy is what informs law-making. Therefore, the time allocations are reasonable. I beg to second. view
• 10 Feb 2016 in National Assembly: 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
• 9 Feb 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. I would like to comment on the petition on the money motivated crimes. It is a very good thing from a member of the public to petition Parliament to consider such a Petition and make amendments to the relevant laws, including the Penal Code, among others; so that we can sort out such crimes. Such crimes, especially corruption, affect the nation in a big way. Corruption creates inequality in a nation while education creates equality. While the Committee considers the Petition, it is good that we encourage sensible members of public, ... view
• 16 Dec 2015 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Hon. Speaker. view
• 16 Dec 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I do not know whether my side has a problem, but the logging-in cards are not working. That problem should be rectified so that we can contribute to the debate later on. view
• 16 Dec 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I rise to support this very important law which originates from Article 69 of the Constitution. It is one of the laws where the original Forest Act had to be amended to conform to the new Constitution. The issue of forest cover and forest conservation is a very serious matter because we have a small percentage of forest cover in the country. Indeed, we have been taking personal initiatives. For example, recently in Makueni, the professionals went out to conduct a tree planting exercise. We have also been encouraging individuals to plant trees because the ... view
• 16 Dec 2015 in National Assembly: There are a few things to note as far as forest conservation is concerned; most families in the rural areas use firewood every day. It is estimated that they use a minimum of 10 to a hundred kilos of firewood daily. This means that a tree is lost to a family every day without being replaced. Therefore, a general policy and law to guide re-afforestation is very important. view
• 16 Dec 2015 in National Assembly: The other issue is protection of indigenous trees. We need to protect them so that we not only have exotic trees. Most of the indigenous trees grow naturally. In some countries of the world the indigenous forest cover is high and the desertification is checked. view
• 16 Dec 2015 in National Assembly: This will protect the Ozone layer thus reducing the warming effect in the world. Global warming leads to a lot of calamities such as El Nino which we are experiencing now, among other things. Therefore, this law is very important because it is going to check a lot of things relating to the environment. view