Daniel Kitonga Maanzo

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 921 to 930 of 1514.

• 10 May 2017 in National Assembly: Finally, IRA, among the other financial institutions in this country, has a Bill seeking to put them together so that they have one big regulation. That is the Financial Services Bill. The only exceptions which we have debated quite often are the SACCOs. They could be on their own because they do not quite fit into this regime, though most of them also get insured. Even banks are getting insurance. Insurance companies are quite close to many Kenyans who interact with them on a daily basis. I agree with the Leader of the Majority Party in this regard that we ... view
• 10 May 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving an opportunity to contribute to this very important Bill on the National Police Service, particularly on compensation of officers injured while on duty or who lose their lives while serving Kenyans. There has been an argument that all the disciplined forces should be treated the same and this has particularly been a very painful experience for an officer who gets injured while at work. What follows thereafter is really sad. Most of them either feel or get abandoned and the idea of medication becomes their own together with their families. As you ... view
• 10 May 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving an opportunity to contribute to this very important Bill on the National Police Service, particularly on compensation of officers injured while on duty or who lose their lives while serving Kenyans. There has been an argument that all the disciplined forces should be treated the same and this has particularly been a very painful experience for an officer who gets injured while at work. What follows thereafter is really sad. Most of them either feel or get abandoned and the idea of medication becomes their own together with their families. As you ... view
• 10 May 2017 in National Assembly: A prison officer can easily be attacked by inmates. A police officer can be attacked even while walking home so long as they are in uniform or if they are walking alone and someone snatches their gun. Their lives in a way are in danger even by having a police car. There are occasions where there are confrontations with the law breakers and you find that a police officer has lost his leg or an arm but compensation becomes very difficult. It is even worse when they lose their lives. I have had many occasions to take widows to Government ... view
• 10 May 2017 in National Assembly: A prison officer can easily be attacked by inmates. A police officer can be attacked even while walking home so long as they are in uniform or if they are walking alone and someone snatches their gun. Their lives in a way are in danger even by having a police car. There are occasions where there are confrontations with the law breakers and you find that a police officer has lost his leg or an arm but compensation becomes very difficult. It is even worse when they lose their lives. I have had many occasions to take widows to Government ... view
• 10 May 2017 in National Assembly: should be defined sufficiently in the forms. In fact, it should come up as a form which is statutory under delegated legislation, so that it is specific who should be compensated. Many times, the wrong people are compensated and the family is left out. In the case of the armed forces, it is even more complicated because they have their own system. If you try going through the normal court system, you are issued with court orders and you find that the claims have already been overtaken by events. A lot of times, this is by design. So, it must ... view
• 10 May 2017 in National Assembly: should be defined sufficiently in the forms. In fact, it should come up as a form which is statutory under delegated legislation, so that it is specific who should be compensated. Many times, the wrong people are compensated and the family is left out. In the case of the armed forces, it is even more complicated because they have their own system. If you try going through the normal court system, you are issued with court orders and you find that the claims have already been overtaken by events. A lot of times, this is by design. So, it must ... view
• 9 May 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me an opportunity to contribute on the Finance Bill, 2017. A lot has been said about the Bill. I agree that the Objects of the Bill are quite clear. They are quite clear and there are taxes which are being levied in different forms and for different purposes. view
• 9 May 2017 in National Assembly: I want to pick the issue of beer. The moment you overtax some beers, you open the door for cheap and illicit brews in the country which will damage more youths. Therefore, it is only fair that we tax beer such that it still remains affordable to ordinary Kenyans, so that many young people do not end up consuming cheap beer. This country has a history of deaths due to illicit brews. In fact, in 2013/2014, many Kenyans perished from the consumption of illicit brews. So, taxation on such items will kill the brands of manufacturing companies and at the ... view
• 9 May 2017 in National Assembly: I have also seen an increase in PAYE. When I look at it, it takes care of the lower cadre, but it is higher to the high cadre income earners. Therefore, it is a way of balancing, but still Kenyans are being overtaxed. We have to be careful not to overtax Kenyans. There are quite a number of other taxes in this Bill which relate to Islamic banking. The Islamic faith has a specific regime which falls under the Islamic Law on how to deal with money from cooperatives, savings, credit unions, microfinance to normal banking. There is the Sukuk ... view