Daniel Kitonga Maanzo

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1501 to 1510 of 1514.

• 3 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, Temporary Deputy Speaker, for according me this opportunity. I would like to comment on the AFFA Act which came into law early this year when we were in recess. When it came into law, it changed a lot of Acts related to agriculture to the extent that they were not useful again to the country. You will note that there was a very useful aspect of agriculture especially through the Agricultural Sector Coordination Unit (ASCU) which was threatened. It has now featured in this Bill although it has been given time to wind up its activities. I would ... view
• 3 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: amendments on the AFFA Act and I also look forward to bring further amendments so that it can be useful to country. There has been an issue with regard to power of Parliament to execute certain matters, especially appointment of CEO and also the chairperson of the Authority. This has been moved to Cabinet Secretary. It is the spirit of the Constitution that Parliament approves matters. You cannot remove power from Parliament and take it to a lower authority. I will, therefore, be seeking to amend this area of the law so that Parliament has authority to monitor and check ... view
• 30 Apr 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I am just wondering whether the House could proceed with debate on such an important Bill without full quorum. You can see that one side of the House is not present at all. view
• 30 Apr 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for according me this opportunity to contribute to this Bill. 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
• 30 Apr 2014 in National Assembly: Let me take this opportunity to thank hon. Wamunyinyi and say that sometimes we have disasters such as floods, and other sorts of disasters like road accidents. There are even attacks like in areas where there are banditry attacks, and other forms of attacks as recently witnessed here in Nairobi and other places. People who are affected by these attacks suffer trauma; in most cases they have no one to assist them. Therefore, I support this Bill; during its further consideration in Committee Stage in the august House, we will move appropriate amendments to benefit as many people as possible. ... view
• 24 Apr 2014 in National Assembly: On a point of order, hon. Speaker. Yesterday we had agreed because of the interest, and we had passed it in the House, that each hon. Member debates for three minutes. If that will be done, we will appreciate. view
• 24 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: On a point of order, hon. Speaker. Yesterday we had agreed because of the interest, and we had passed it in the House, that each hon. Member debates for three minutes. If that will be done, we will appreciate. view
• 12 Feb 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker. I also rise to support this Procedural Motion but go on to point out that under the new Constitution the Membership of Parliament was increased. So, I still support the idea of five minutes for other Members. When you have sufficient research officers and library assistants, especially given that we can use Information and Communication Technology (ICT), it will be easy for a Member to present his argument in five minutes. Even in the High Court or international courts, judges limit contribution of an advocate, which is very vital, to close to five minutes. So, I ... view
• 12 Feb 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I support. view
• 11 Feb 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker. Let me wish all Members and the country a happy new year. I will say just for the record that hon. Speaker, you read “Dr. Musyoka Munyaka” on No.28. For the record, it is Dr. Susan Musyoka, MP. view