Daniel Kitonga Maanzo

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• 1 Jul 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me an opportunity to make comments on this important Bill. Technology has advanced and in many parts of the world, those sets of scenarios have been projected, are already happening and children have been born through those processes. On the issue of surrogate mothers, when it comes to the law of this country on the registration of a child who has just been born, a birth certificate is issued and it is likely to bear the name of the mother who has just delivered that child. I believe any efforts to try ... view
• 1 Jul 2021 in National Assembly: One of the scenarios which is worrying in this Bill – and I am happy we are going to make serious amendments during the Committee of the whole House – is contained in Clause 25 (3) where there are prohibited activities, including cloning and mixing of human beings with other animals and things like that. When it comes to minors, the law about minors cannot be amended in any other way by this Bill. It should not be interfered with because the age of consent is 18 years but if you look at the text, it says: “No person shall ... view
• 1 Jul 2021 in National Assembly: You see the particular time of obtaining the sperm or ovum. There cannot be an exception in this Bill. We will have to do something about it. If this exception is approved, then it means we are amending another law through this law. When it comes to minors, strictly tie this clause with other laws so that there is no exception for any minor so that by the time they are making a donation, they are not under 18 and they are able to be in full control of their faculties. We must protect minors in this scenario because once ... view
• 1 Jul 2021 in National Assembly: There are experts in this House on this particular field. There are rights of parents, donors and children. The whole idea of having a baby even at an older age is very emotional and a matter which is very serious. Many people are actually suffering throughout the world. They really want to have their own children through one method or another, which has legal implications. I believe Hon. Millie Odhiambo has done thorough research and has done a comparative analysis of the laws in various jurisdictions of the world other than Kenya. So, I believe for Kenyans who need to ... view
• 1 Jul 2021 in National Assembly: As alluded to by the Member for Kisumu, you may have a certain personality you may want to sire children with, although they may not necessarily be your partners in a marriage. So, there could be theft from sperm banks. While you may think the sperm bank is protected, it might turn out that it is not as strictly protected and theft might occur. Therefore, there is provision for punishment in this Bill. We must be very strict so that if one makes such a mistake and brings into the world a child who is not expected, he or she ... view
• 1 Jul 2021 in National Assembly: while the child is expected and then upon birth the mother also dies, what happens? Who deals with this? What law applies? We need to look at the whole scenario. The authority being set up has to be very thorough. It has a very heavy responsibility. Probably, the authority should be endowed with a Fund to take care of situations arising through their approval so that we can make sure that human life is protected and that the dignity of a human being remains intact. We have Part Four with rights of parents, donors and children. Probably, we may be ... view
• 30 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker, for giving me an opportunity to support this very important Bill. The impeachment is also for the President, Deputy President, governor, deputy governor, cabinet secretary and also county executive committee members. This has not been documented previously, but has now been documented. We have had experiences of impeachment cases in the last eight years for governors. One time, there was an attempt to remove a deputy governor in Machakos and when it went to the Senate, it did not survive. If you look at the wholesome activity, especially at the county level, you find that ... view
• 30 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: to act so, sometimes some justice may still fail to be done on the side of the Judiciary after they analyse the facts. You may find that whatever that governor was supplying fails and there was a need to stabilise the positions which are very important, so that the moment you are elected as governor or president, you are not watching your back at any given time. If there is political fallout, you are likely to constitute the necessary numbers for there to be an impeachment on any of those seats. That is why political rearrangements keep on happening and ... view
• 29 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: Makueni, WDM-K): Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to support this very important Report and congratulate the Committee for the work well done. I believe when Hon. Wanga finally becomes a governor, she will definitely be back to the national Government after two terms considering the sort of work she has done here. One day, I am sure she will be the Minister for Finance and National Planning. One of the main issues is tax collection in Kenya. If you look at the history, for example view
• 23 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you Hon. Speaker. I am also a member of APNAC and also happen to be a legal counsel to one of the witnesses in that case of Maasai Mara. This House has allocated a lot of money to the witness protection this week under the Office of the DPP. I thought as a House we must come out very strongly to defend witnesses in the country. Recently, you remember a lady from the lands office who was about to testify in a major case. In fact, she was due for cross-examination and died mysteriously and investigations are already closed. ... view