Maanzo Daniel Kitonga

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• 20 Sep 2023 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me an opportunity to comment on the two Petitions. From the onset, I will support the two Petitions. However, after saying that the one dealing with the Deputy President and Deputy Governor can only go to a referendum. Although, it is a good suggestion to this House, probably, it will also be forwarded to the Committee dealing with the bi-partisan issues. It is one of the sensitive issues because from the case of Governor Sonko; the former Governor of Nairobi, immediately there was a vacancy, there was a very big problem. Filling ... view
• 20 Sep 2023 in Senate: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard Services,Senate. view
• 20 Sep 2023 in Senate: protect our teachers and make sure that this hardship allowance is availed with immediate effect. This is so that our teachers who are very important can educate our children with freedom and give them the best so that they can have a future as ours. I thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I support. view
• 20 Sep 2023 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have been following the proceedings from elsewhere and there is a burning issue I would like to ask my colleague from the National Assembly. She used to be my colleague in the Ministry. Recently, in the Ad Hoc Committee set up by this House to inquire into the 1998 bombing of the USA embassy in Kenya, we summoned the PWDs. They explained that they were totally unable to accommodate most people who became disabled out of the bombing due to low finances. From the Minister, I want to know, there being a lot of complaints on ... view
• 20 Sep 2023 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me an opportunity to contribute to this very important Motion. Cigarette smoking has walked a journey in history. Enough research has not been done and the problem was not certain. I want to move a little bit from the way we have done this morning and do it by example. When I was in Lower Primary School, I boarded a bus and the tout was smoking and I could smell the smoke. I found it so nice and thought it was very cool. I told myself that when I grow up, I will ... view
• 20 Sep 2023 in Senate: happened in my case when I was in primary school? So, what is the age at which we should discourage cigarette smoking? That has to be reviewed from 18 years and then mixed up with e-marketing, where even children have access. Then there is the issue of advertising, promotion, and sponsorship, which has been done by the companies that deal with that. The advertising has moved from radio and television to e-advertising. How do we deal with that? We will need a law. Right now, we do not have a law dealing with that. A lot of products contain nicotine. ... view
• 31 Aug 2023 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me an opportunity to contribute on this very important Bill. The amendments to the Act are long overdue. Environmental issues are very key in the world today. The world has changed in a big way and having a climate change amendment Bill is one of the most important things in our country now, so that we can align ourselves with the rest of the world. From the weather forecasts reports, it is being alleged that we are likely to have El view
• 31 Aug 2023 in Senate: rains which are usually very destructive and later on, have many dry spells. We have seen what has happened to other parts of the world like tornadoes and snowfalls, which also cause destruction to what is already existing. Mr. Speaker, Sir, environmental law is both local and international and is one of the things that tie the world. We have come up with new systems to increase carbon credits. This did not exist in our law. However, the most important thing is the most The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of ... view
• 31 Aug 2023 in Senate: basic. We have cut trees for development and timber and yet we do not have forests in every part of the country. We have natural forests in the coastal region because of the rains caused by ocean currents and other forests in the highlands. In the middle, we have a lot of dryland. It is important that universities come up with research in order for us to know what trees can survive in the drylands so that we have a lot of trees there and reduce the speed of wind. Then we will end up having more rainfall as it ... view
• 29 Aug 2023 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me an opportunity to contribute to this very important Motion. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard Services,Senate. view