Daniel Kitonga Maanzo

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1451 to 1460 of 1514.

• 6 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: I would like to go straight to the matter relating to the amendment of the Criminal Procedure Code. Article 49(1)(h) of the Constitution is very clear. The intention of enacting the Constitution was also very clear. Though this matter has been contentious in terms of people being released on bond when they are facing death sentence or if they have been accused of terrorism activities, I do not think that it has been framed properly. This is not the way the setting should have been done. view
• 6 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: I agree with hon. Waiganjo that it should be left upon the Chief Justice to make provisions within the courts and I believe that there have been consultations to that effect in the past. Out of that consultation, we were not expecting an amendment of this nature. view
• 6 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, if you look at the NHIF proposed amendments, you will find that they have not been made in good faith. They are not supposed to really comply with the Constitution as it has been alleged here. This is because since the new Constitution was enacted, the role of the Government was to make sure that all laws in the country have been aligned to the new Constitution. It is admitted that there are a few flaws here and there or the so-called gray areas. These need amendments either through a referendum or The electronic version of the Official ... view
• 6 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: wherever it is applicable through the House. I think it should have been given a second thought and the purpose of amending the NHIF Act was to serve Kenyans and align itself with the Constitution. view
• 6 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: The fact that the idea of amending it is merely to remove the current directors simply because somebody does not like them, I think it is only proper to drop it and allow these people to serve their term and then bring it at the appropriate moment without necessarily disrupting the activities of the very important organization. I think the idea there was not correct. view
• 6 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: On the EACC Act, 2011, if you look at the laws relating to the other commission, you will find that the secretary is usually an ex-officio member . It is good that we have uniformity on how the commissions operate so that one commission does not operate this way and another commission operates differently. The law has to be uniform. Where we have a substantive chairman, an executive chairman of the commission or a chairman just merely chairing the commission, and we have this in the National Cohesion and Integration Commission, it will also be prudent to reject that amendment. view
• 6 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, generally, if you look at this Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill, it does not seem that the Committee has been very keen on it. I think there is need to go back and relook at the Bill so that the law is amended to serve the people of Kenya and not for particular interests or to frustrate certain interests. That seems to be the motive and reason for bringing this Bill. There seems not to have been proper consultations with the Office of the Attorney-General. view
• 6 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Therefore, I oppose the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill unless it is relooked again and brought back with good intentions to the people of the Republic of Kenya. view
• 6 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. view
• 5 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker. view