Daniel Kitonga Maanzo

All parliamentary appearances

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• 27 Jun 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me a chance to speak on this very important Motion. view
• 27 Jun 2019 in National Assembly: The five hospitals that have been identified namely, KNH, MTRH, Nairobi Spinal Injury Hospital, Mathari National Teaching and Referral Hospital and Kenyatta University Teaching and Referral Hospital geographically, other than MTRH are within Nairobi. Kenya has a devolved system of governance. We know the good work that has been done by Governor Oparanya in Kakamega County. He has constructed a good hospital. Therefore, we should be thinking of what to do other than what has been recommended here in terms of increasing the allocation to take medical care closer to the people because health is devolved. This is the time ... view
• 27 Jun 2019 in National Assembly: I have had opportunity to deal with KNH. Most of the people of Makueni who are referred there get me on phone and I am able to make arrangements for their stay here. Most people who get sick, are involved in accidents or get burns come from very poor families. Sometimes there is a huge hospital bill. The Cabinet Secretary at some point, after some consultations, released many bodies from the mortuary, which helped many people. She also helped many people who were stuck in the hospital and decongested it. Still many Kenyans trust the experience of KNH doctors because ... view
• 27 Jun 2019 in National Assembly: Therefore, we need to make sure that hospitals are properly facilitated, so that they can handle large volumes. Another good way of doing it, as I have just said, is to devolve health further and make sure that these services are either given to the counties or the national Government takes back any other hospital which becomes a referral one in every county. The four hospitals that we have here are sufficient to serve Nairobi and its environs. It would be better if we devolved this. I know Hassan Joho, the Governor of Mombasa, has done very well with his ... view
• 27 Jun 2019 in National Assembly: As I close, we would really like to increase referral hospitals and improve KNH, and particularly, its administration to make sure that the CEO is fully in charge. They have had some changes in CEOs. I believe, with proper training, even some of the CEOs will change their attitudes and understand that they are in a field which should be receptive and should handle patients and the rest of Kenyans better. It is a very important hospital. Finally, I thank the Cabinet Secretary for a job well-done. view
• 25 Jun 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker for giving me an opportunity to comment on the first petition. Land buying companies and co-operatives, similarly, have had problems as it has been said in the Petition. Many times, some people lose the value of their land during balloting. Some of them are left out and yet they invested in land buying companies. So, it is in order for this House to resolve land matters that are affecting people because those matters are very emotive. People have lost their lives in this sort of scenario. view
• 25 Jun 2019 in National Assembly: Parliament should, therefore, give a way forward on what should happen. This is because we have lots of parcels of land in this country owned by land buying companies and co-operative socieities. I support the Petition and will look forward to making contributions when the Committee sits. I thank you Hon. Speaker. view
• 25 Jun 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Chairman. My interpretation of this amendment and the President’s reservations is that brokerage firms have not been dealt with. Two, I am a practitioner of law in this area. A bus which was going to Western Kenya was involved in an accident and it had been insured through a broker. I can assure you no single person, out of the many people who died, could be paid. First of all, the owners of the bus could not be traced. When we went on a second lap to the High Court level so that we attach the insurance ... view
• 25 Jun 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me an opportunity to contribute on the Nuclear Regulatory Bill 2018. view
• 25 Jun 2019 in National Assembly: Nuclear energy is being used almost everywhere in the world. Recently, in Germany, a county was celebrating 32 years of there never being a single blackout at any given time and any other alternative source of energy, whether generator or solar, being used, because nuclear energy works efficiently. There is no possibility from their whole system of there being a blackout. That tells the efficiency under which nuclear energy works. However, it has challenges. If mishandled, nuclear energy is very devastating. Secondly, it also needs a lot of water. It is used in areas with a lot of water because ... view