Daniel Kitonga Maanzo

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1231 to 1240 of 1514.

• 6 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Hon. Speaker. view
• 6 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, my point of order concerns the earlier pronouncement of this House. Even the House pronounces itself either by passing a law or by a ruling of the Speaker that Members do contribute. Therefore, the issue I am raising is to what extent the rulings are binding to the public generally. That is because once we pass a law, it binds all of us unless a proper procedure is used in court to pinpoint particular issues. We have The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be ... view
• 6 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: delivered a Motion to the Clerk on the impeachment of Cabinet Secretary, Anne Waiguru but, to our surprise, the CIC went to court and purported to sue Parliament and the court summoned the Speaker instead of summoning the Attorney-Generally, who acts on behalf of the Government of Kenya. Although you have already made a ruling on the matter, I still believe that this is a matter requiring your intervention so that members of public and other interested parties can know the proper method of approaching an issue on which Parliament has pronounced itself, since the matter was already live in ... view
• 29 Sep 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker for giving me an opportunity to contribute on the amendments. I would like to touch on the Agricultural, Fisheries and Food Authority Act. This is a little different from the Fisheries Management and Development Bill that we are going to be considering today. I support the amendment that the word “Chairman” be changed to “Chairperson”. This will cover both genders and it is in accordance with the Constitution. I support the proposal to delete the amendments as given. Generally, the amendments are The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified ... view
• 29 Sep 2015 in National Assembly: great.The Transition to Devolved Government Act is very important because of devolution. The exercise is almost coming to an end and, therefore, the amendments are necessary. I support the Senate’s position. On the Crops Act, which is under the Departmental Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Cooperatives, the words “biodiversity” and “biosafety” are there. It is good to know that biosafety also covers biodiversity. Therefore, I support the amendment. The Kenya Agricultural, Livestock and Research Act needed to be covered under the new Constitution. I support and I thank you for giving me the opportunity to contribute on these important amendments. view
• 26 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker for giving me an opportunity to support this very important proposed law. It used to exist previously but on the coming of the new Constitution, parts of it became unconstitutional, necessitating the enactment of this Bill of 2014. I also want to join others in thanking Hon. Kaluma for coming up with an amendment to the Constitution, so that Article 165 of the current Constitution which refers to the 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
• 26 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: High Court privileges and its proceedings, also applies to Parliament because of the issue of separation of powers. What has been happening in the recent court matters relating to privileges enjoyed by Parliament is that the courts have reasoned that an Act of Parliament which has been existing, including the one we are enacting, is inferior to the Constitution. Therefore, unless there is a constitutional provision to that effect, the provisions of the Constitution take precedence. There is need to amend the Constitution to put some of the requirements of the Constitution to such a level that the Parliamentary Powers ... view
• 26 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: I have had an opportunity to peruse through this proposed law. I have seen that it is a good law. We will be urging Members to support it though there may be need to make amendments during the Committee Stage. I have seen the definition of precincts of Parliament. If you look at--- A lot of times, Parliament conducts its proceedings even outside the jurisdiction of Kenya. When you look at the courts, they do not do things which affect matters touching other jurisdictions. In this case, the closest it can be is sub- clause 3(2), which states thus: “Where ... view
• 26 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: Therefore, it is good law. In my opinion, there is only one other thing which may not exactly be right, though other jurisdictions have been quoted. A committee sitting to prosecute a Member who has breached privileges are also Members of this Assembly. Looking at times where we have two divides in the House - the majority and the minority sides - then the drawings must be such that you balance the two sides of the House, if not so, then we will end up being judges sitting in our own cause. A situation could arise where somebody with interest, ... view
• 26 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: deal with the whole country and probably even have to vet the people who sit on that panel to make sure when they judge their own, then politics does not apply, but rather fairness applies. view