Daniel Kitonga Maanzo

All parliamentary appearances

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• 23 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I also rise to support this Report and say that one of the major things that are coming out of the Report is that, in those years, pending bills were a menace. The most unfortunate thing also in that year is that the Government had been sued immensely because of pending bills where projects were going, but payment were not made for those who had worked. In certain cases, the works were half done and in other cases, even the work did not start at all. A good example is the Arror and Kimwarer ... view
• 23 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: payment, these monies accrue interests, and in many occasions, contractors or the people who have worked for the Government might get auctioned. Eventually, it will lead to civil lawsuits against that particular department or against the Attorney-General. Clearly, at one point or another, that amount of money will be paid with interest. In that regard, the Government loses a lot of money that could have been used to do other good jobs. The point is efficiency in disbursement of funds to ensure that Government projects are completed whether in the national Government or in the counties. Definitely, on the money ... view
• 23 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: I beg to support. Thank you. view
• 22 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me an opportunity to contribute on this very important piece of legislation. I rise to support it. I congratulate the Chair for elaborating the issues clearly. The whole world has been affected by COVID-19 and everyone is looking at the post COVID-19 era and how to restart economies. That should have featured mainly. One other thing which is big time in the world is environment. It is kicking in. That is why we now have electric power in many parts of the world already. That technology has not got to us yet. ... view
• 22 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: House and that is why it cannot be controlled from elsewhere. Petroleum products in Uganda are less expensive than the Kenyan petroleum products. That is why at times in the middle of the month, many Kenyans work from home and there are fewer cars on the road. They are trying to save on the expenses of petrol. Those products affect many more other things like transportation. It would make a good case for this House to look at it when we will be doing the Committee of the whole House to make sure that some of the things in the ... view
• 22 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: Another matter which is of great importance is the issue of retirement benefit schemes. Managers, custodians and administrators are to be registered so that there is a system. This is very important and I want us to work on it because many people end up in retirement, and again, they are vulnerable to COVID-19 due to their old age. The younger children in school are stronger and survive COVID-19 without much problems as compared to older persons. Research which has come from the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection that has been confirmed by the Cabinet Secretary of the said ... view
• 22 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: instance, if you are a resident here, but you are not Kenyan-born and you are doing business, when your papers expire and you want to renew them, it takes a long time with a lot of activities going on at the immigration offices. The Directorate of Immigration has really done a wonderful job despite the challenges of COVID-19 and the huge number of Kenyans making enquiries. The Ministry should make sure that these investors in the country have their paperwork processed and the necessary due diligence done in good time, so that the industry can be lifted to employ more ... view
• 16 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Chairman for that. First, I want to support that allocation. Even in NG-CDF, we do many police posts and stuff like that. So, I think it is in order. view
• 16 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me an opportunity to contribute to this very important Bill. I rise to support the Report which was presented here by the Committee on the County Allocation of Revenue Bill (Senate Bill No. 30 of 2021). A lot has been said and I do not want to repeat myself. This country had a lot of hope when devolution was captured in the 2010 Constitution. I personally support devolution and I believe it can work very effectively. It is one way of developing our country if the devolved funds are utilized properly and ... view
• 16 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: and I can assure you that when you go to Makueni, you will get sweet oranges. What is left after local businesspeople have sold them to Nairobi and other markets is supposed to be processed by a fruit processing plant which is in the county. This plant has its own difficulties. When it first started during its construction, it was good. If you check in almost every county in Kenya, the money they have already received is averagely Kshs60 billion. Averagely, every county, in the last eight or nine years, has received Kshs60 billion. If you compare the works being ... view