Daniel Kitonga Maanzo

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1351 to 1360 of 1514.

• 19 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I would like to state that the matter that has been brought to the House through the Petition is also said to be pending in court. Therefore, the Committee that you have committed the Petition to will have to verify that information in the first instance. Proceeding with the matter when it is in court would be contravening the law. view
• 19 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker. view
• 18 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to contribute on this Motion on the ranking system for national schools. I want to support this Motion. In Makueni where I come from, we have very good primary and secondary schools and part of it has been through competition and ranking. Therefore, pupils, including myself when I was one, would look forward to competition at the end of the year. I remember when I left primary school, we were number three in Kenya and that caused a lot of excitement. Others wanted to be like us because competition ... view
• 18 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: Therefore, it is important that school ranking is done. Even if they do not do it, the media and teachers still rank schools. So, whatever they have done is of no effect. The issue of schools examinations results is factual. Whether one had grade “D”, “A”, or “B”, it is specific. It can be seen on the face of it from the results which are also everywhere. So, people are able to rank. Therefore, I want to support this Motion. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, you have been kind enough, I also want to be kind enough like you to let ... view
• 18 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker, for giving me an opportunity to talk on this very important--- view
• 18 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker. I want to support the appointment of Major General (Rtd) Lucas Tumbo to be the ambassador to Somalia. For a long time, Kenya has been having ambassadors to Somalia who are resident in Nairobi. The real issues have not been handled during that time. This time round the ambassador is being sent to be a resident in Somalia. It will help Kenya in resolving a lot of issues between the two countries. Somalia is a very rich economy. Remember that it has a very long coastline where fishing takes place among many other commercial activities. Diplomacy ... view
• 18 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: There is also the issue of ships being attacked by terrorists. Other countries that neighbour Somalia in the sea have been affected by the people who terrorise shipping lines. This has been dealt with and countries have been coming together to solve the problem in Somalia. view
• 18 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: We look forward to having a successful Somalia State and republic with a Government which can trade with us and help us solve the problems between our two 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
• 18 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: countries. This should reduce deaths which are unnecessarily caused. The issue of refugees who have fled warfare in their country will also be solved. As a country, we will not have wasted our investment in Somalia by opening an embassy there. view
• 18 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: In terms of appointments in the Ministry oF Foreign Affairs, these appointments tend to come from outside although Somalia is a very special case which needs Major General (Rtd) Tumbo. We have seen a trend where the people who have worked very hard in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for many years are not appointed as ambassadors. In the future, the President needs to look at that as he appoints these people. I am sure the Chairman, hon. Gethenji is listening. view