Daniel Kitonga Maanzo

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 151 to 160 of 1514.

• 16 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: In fact, when we just started in the other Parliament, we had to complete some of the projects the NG-CDF was doing in terms of hospitals, water projects and later on handed them over to county governments. Even some nursery schools have been abandoned. In one case, in Wote Town in my constituency, a nursery school was left out of public participation and they could not build enough nursery schools. Of course, it is a growing town so, we had to allocate some NG- CDF money to build one of the nursery schools which was about to collapse. I was ... view
• 8 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Hon. Kalembe Ndile was in this House in the 9th Parliament and I am sure quite a number of Members who are still here may have interacted with him. He made several attempts to come back to Parliament and although that did not happen, through his political party and working with other parties like Jubilee, many people from different parts of this country were elected to county assemblies through his party. At one point in the last Parliament, a Member was elected to this House through his party. I really want to thank the Ministry of ... view
• 13 May 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I rise to support the Petition by Hon. Jessica Mbalu, Member of Parliament for Kibwezi East. These animals are also close to Makueni Constituency and similar damage has been occasioned. In fact, on several occasions people have been killed by elephants and even attacked by lions. Moreover, I really support the idea of a fence being put there. However, more importantly, while the Committee is considering this Petition, the Kenya Wildlife Service and any other Government department in charge of animals must now take this matter seriously. When it comes to compensation, there is a part ... view
• 6 May 2021 in National Assembly: I vote yes. view
• 2 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker for this opportunity. These types of petitions have been common here and I think this is the fourth one. It is high time Parliament sorted this matter once and for all, so that there can be a certain way or a policy on how to deal with evictees in the country. From 1988 to now is quite a long time and these evictees must have acquired some rights, even within the law, for having been out of their own land for such a long time. It was at a time that even the land law ... view
• 2 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me an opportunity to contribute to this very important law. ECD education is very important. It has been operating without a law for some time. It is operational through the county governments merely by policy. view
• 2 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: The right to education is in the Constitution. It is clear that this right to ECD education in this proposed law shall be enjoyed without discrimination and exclusion of whether tribe or origin. Pastoralists keep on moving. Many children with disabilities are hidden. Disability is covered here. As Members of Parliament, a lot of times, we make sure that the children who are hidden are brought to light and are taken to school. At times, we need teaching centres for poor children or street children to make sure that the beginning of education is taken to all children - whether ... view
• 2 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: There is a problem with education in some countries. There are some countries which do not believe in education at all. They believe in some policies. This has been a debate in those countries. Education equalizes all – the rich and the poor. The best way to equalize people is to educate them. Education gives an opportunity to everyone. ECD education is specific. There are partners. There are quite a number of people who are interested in it. We have the counties, Government schools and private schools. There are many stakeholders in this regime. Many people run schools which are ... view
• 2 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: We constructed a nursery school with National Government-Constituencies Development Fund (NG-CDF) in my constituency as an emergency because the walls looked like they would collapse on those children. I did not want it to happen. When the county government conducted public participation in Wote Town, they abandoned that particular nursery school which is near the technical college in Wote Town in Makueni County. Although it was not part of our programmes under NG-CDF, I constructed it. Although ECD education is a function of the county governments, we have to work together to make sure that every child has access to ... view
• 2 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: I thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me the opportunity. view