Daniel Kitonga Maanzo

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• 8 Sep 2020 in National Assembly: Health is now a devolved function and we are sending a lot of resources to the counties. We also have many other places where people who seek medical attention go to. Mombasa has done very well recently when it comes to fighting COVID-19. The Governor did very well. There is also a bit of research going on there. That tells us that if we devolve some organizations dealing with research, like the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), to many parts of the country, we will improve our status. Enough money should be set aside for the improvement of public hospitals ... view
• 8 Sep 2020 in National Assembly: If you look at East Africa and Africa generally, we are doing much better. Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) has been praised for best cures, best experience and a little bit of 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
• 8 Sep 2020 in National Assembly: equipment. So, we should improve the status of KNH. Many Kenyans know that if you go to KNH, you will get good medical care. If that is done, we will be able to deal with health issues. view
• 8 Sep 2020 in National Assembly: Part of the problem, as has been described by Hon. Mishra, whom I would like to congratulate for this great effort, is repetition of work. When you leave our hospitals here and go to seek medical care in other countries, the hospitals out there begin the whole process all over again and treatment takes time. There are logistical challenges with international travels for sick people. We had a matter in this House where a Member was complaining that Kenya Airways declined to take up a patient who needed to be flown by a specialized aircraft. That was too much expense ... view
• 8 Sep 2020 in National Assembly: Middlemen operating in this area have conned many Kenyans and people all over the world. We can only do well if we trust our own doctors like Dr. Pukose and Dr. Mishra, among other doctors in this House. If we do that, we will be building our own country and building confidence in our own people. Patients who travel abroad for treatment lack emotional and moral support from relatives. When you are unwell in a foreign country with one member of your family, and you are experiencing cultural shock and different climate, you will miss your family’s emotional support – ... view
• 8 Sep 2020 in National Assembly: countries. We are very lucky because God loves us. The Covid-19 pandemic has not hit Africa as badly as it has done in other parts of the world. I would like to ask this House to support this Amendment Bill. The Covid-19 Pandemic experience has taught us a big lesson. We now have to do it at home because you cannot travel anywhere due to the Covid-19 Pandemic. Not everyone will get preference out there, and not all of us have that opportunity. With those remarks, I support the Bill and urge Members to support it. view
• 5 Aug 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me an opportunity to contribute on this very important Bill. The public service has regulations set by the Head of the Civil Service. Those regulations had for a long time not yet become law. As far as I am aware, those regulations operated as a practice. It is very important to make them law. This also goes to Article 10 of the Constitution. It would be good that we have a legal code of conduct. The regulations just used to be practice and were not based on any law. They were formulated ... view
• 30 Jul 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to contribute on this important matter. First, I want to thank the Committee for having visited Thwake Dam in Makueni Constituency, and also for having visited other dams and given a very good Report. Luckily, for us, the Committee was very helpful when it came on the ground; there is some progress on Thwake Dam. At least a third, close to 40 per cent has been done and the money so far, is commensurate to that. Although there have been complaints from local contractors and the local people not ... view
• 30 Jul 2020 in National Assembly: Now that we see a lot of sobriety on the Floor of this House, we can now do business seriously. All government institutions are free to work. People who have stolen from Government coffers should be held accountable. We hope that this Report is going to be implemented and that the PAC, PIC, the EACC, the DPP and the DCI will take action without fear or favour so that we can recover what has been stolen. We can then begin afresh to make sure that no one, in future, dares to steal funds allocated for dams. view
• 30 Jul 2020 in National Assembly: If we were to irrigate our country as it was originally proposed by the Government, I believe we would be doing better than Israel. The Israeli firm came here to help us and they are doing a lot of work on the Galana-Kulalu Food Security Project, and now Thwake Dam will provide constant flow of water to control floods. view