Daniel Kitonga Maanzo

All parliamentary appearances

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• 27 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: There are serious environmental issues because petroleum products are potentially poisonous. They are not biodegradable or easy to destroy. That is why we find that the reserves exist even after millions of years in different areas. Kenya has a huge potential because most parts of the country are saline. Research shows that where water is saline, it is an indication of possible oil reserves out of chemical reactions on the structure of the earth. You will not find salinity in many other places and, therefore, there is no chance of oil discovery. This tells us that after we begin exploiting ... view
• 27 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: I have looked at the Bill. I want to concentrate on some of the areas like issues of contracts and verification by Parliament, which at times can be very tricky because it depends on how the House has been whipped on certain matters. So, we certainly need very strong laws reconstructed when it comes to the country exploiting this very important resource. As the previous speakers have said, some of the nations which have exploited oil have ended up in war and in disagreements on the formula of sharing the national oil proceeds. We expect that this particular income, estimated ... view
• 27 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: When you look at the mechanism of handling dispute in the whole Bill, we need to do much more when it comes to the Committee of the whole House. We need to do a little bit more in research and figures. It is very casual when it comes to the manner of handling disputes arising under the proposed Section 109 of the Bill. These are matters which at times may not even be handled by our courts. You have seen that they have alternative dispute resolution mechanisms. There is involvement of a Cabinet Secretary and the Government. After all every ... view
• 27 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: Countries which have succeeded in this have no taxation, schools are free and members of the public in those countries get a lot of incentives when it comes to land allocation, construction and development. Such economies grow rapidly. This is the sort of Kenya we are looking for. I support this law, but with a lot of reservations; I want us to make it better. We are 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
• 27 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: not making this law for ourselves, but for future generations, so that they will find peace in the exploration of this very important resource, which we should be exploiting soon. Lastly, the method indicated here of land acquisition goes back to a lot of regimes of law and statutes. This law will not operate in isolation, but will work with many other statutes in the country in terms of land acquisition, the system of land registration and whether it is public, community or private land. On that issue, there is a Latin maxim that says that “The owner of a ... view
• 22 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker for giving me an opportunity to comment on this petition. It is a sad occasion that such a thing has to happen in Kenya and there is still a problem between communities. There have been proposals in this House before that we have a system of tracking animals so that when animals are stolen, they can easily be tracked and that will stop people from stealing animals because we will easily find them. view
• 22 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: There has also been a proposal in this House and is now pending as a Motion that we also track our guns so that we know who has a gun, where it is and what it is for. This is because if these cattle rustlers do not have guns then chances of attack will be reduced. If such guns are there and are well monitored, we will know what gun did what where and the crime will be brought down. So, when the matter goes to the Committee concerned with security or whichever Committee you will direct, we should look ... view
• 22 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. view
• 21 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me an opportunity to contribute to this important law - the National Drought Management Authority Bill - which originated from the National Assembly. Though we appreciate that it cuts across the whole country and that there is a role played by county governments and the Senate on this, it is good to work with numbers. In fact, about 14 counties or so do not experience drought at all but, from where I come from, we experience drought even for seven years. For some of the areas in Kenya especially Makueni among others, ... view
• 21 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: that cause or increase drought. Part of it being that there is serious deforestation going on and it is even making desertification move faster in these dry areas. So, we definitely need some serious offices. In a place like Nairobi, we do not do farming. We have the neighbouring counties like Kiambu, Nyeri, Mt. Kenya areas, Mt. Elgon and even around the lake, like western Kenya and Kisii that experience rains almost every afternoon. So, it would not be fair to post an officer there while we can concentrate those efforts in areas which are affected seriously. So, I agree ... view