Daniel Kitonga Maanzo

All parliamentary appearances

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• 11 Apr 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I thank you again for giving me an opportunity to contribute and urge Members to support this Bill. We look forward to the Committee of the whole House where we shall make improvements in the areas that have not been framed well in the initial stage. view
• 11 Apr 2018 in National Assembly: With those remarks, I support. view
• 10 Apr 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker for giving me an opportunity to comment on this very important Petition. It is true that there has been a problem on the roads, especially at this time when the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) is no longer serving Kenyans as it used to do. So, I agree with the petitioners that we need to make laws that will make our roads safe. Many Kenyans are dying on the roads everyday unnecessarily. I believe road accidents are caused by carelessness. If we educate Kenyans, we will reduce accidents in the country. We are among the ... view
• 10 Apr 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for giving me an opportunity to contribute to this very important Bill. As the Leader of the Majority Party has alluded, there is construction of Thwake Dam in Makueni Constituency which is a confluence of Athi River and Thwake Rivers. At the moment, the two rivers carry a lot of water that goes into waste to the Indian Ocean. That is not the only irrigation project the Government has proposed. There is the High Grand Falls Dam which is also on the way. It will be constructed on the Tana River between Tharaka and Mwingi North. ... view
• 10 Apr 2018 in National Assembly: suppose, provide water for irrigation. Irrigation is not likely to be achieved if the Government stops at the production of power and funders begin recovering their money. But if irrigation is done, then Kenya is likely to change in a great way. We have Galana-Kulalu Irrigation Scheme which is downstream from where the Thwake Dam is going to be constructed. The flow of water can only be sustained if there is a dam at Thwake. That is what will sustain the Galana-Kulalu Irrigation Scheme which the Government had the ambition of irrigating its one million acres. This can only be ... view
• 10 Apr 2018 in National Assembly: technology from China of using the normal rocks lying all over Makueni and Kitui counties. The residents will collect them and bring them to the contractor who will then arrange them in a way that a dam will be created. I believe the same technology will be used in Tharaka. Such technology means that the local residents are going to get job opportunities and when irrigation starts and their farms will benefit from the dam water. The same water is planned to be used in the construction of the great Konza City which the Government has already started in Kilome ... view
• 28 Mar 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker for giving me an opportunity to comment on this very important appointment. As an advocate of the High Court of Kenya, I had an opportunity to appear several times before Justice Kihara when he was at the High Court. Justice (Rtd.) Paul Kihara is a very straightforward, honest Kenyan and a man who follows the law. At one point I had a matter before him. He declared that the respondent was his personal friend and so he disqualified himself. I found that very honourable. He would have gone on to preside over the matter and probably ... view
• 28 Mar 2018 in National Assembly: We are going to get a strong Kenyan as the AG. The former AG, Prof. Githu Muigai, was my professor of Criminal Law. Kenya has had a good opportunity because the last three AGs or so have been very eminent people who understand the law very well. I believe they have helped this country a great deal. I believe Justice (Rtd.) Paul Kihara is going to assist the country in many ways. When he was being interviewed, I saw the Deputy Speaker keenly listening to his speech. Many more Kenyans also followed his speech with admiration. I urge Members to ... view
• 28 Mar 2018 in National Assembly: There is the issue of a judge hurriedly convening a court. I want to tell this House that a judge can hear any matter any time. In fact, we have had an opportunity one time to appear with Justice Khaminwa in the duty judge’s home on a Saturday morning and we got orders releasing Hon. Mututho. Of course, the police went on to disappear the whole weekend and it ensured that Hon. Mututho was in until the next court time. I believe this retired Judge Paul Kihara Kariuki will do a great deal to the nation. view
• 28 Mar 2018 in National Assembly: I support the Motion and urge Members to do so. view