Maanzo Daniel Kitonga

All parliamentary appearances

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• 17 Apr 2024 in Senate: When it comes to training doctors, education is still a national function and, therefore, squarely lies on the Cabinet Secretary for Health. A doctor goes for training at the university for six years to study Medicine. By the time they graduate, they are already doctors. The only other technicality left is a little bit of experience as the requirement because of an apprenticeship of working with a qualified doctor for some time, so that you can learn more or polish your skills. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, dealing with health and people’s lives is very delicate. You cannot come straight from ... view
• 17 Apr 2024 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I said that there is a possibility that from what the President has announced today, there are Cabinet Secretaries who may be carrying fake degrees. 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 and AudioServices, Senate. view
• 17 Apr 2024 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, if there is one, now that the President has said, if you have fake papers, and you know yourself, resign by before we come for you. If any Cabinet Secretary--- view
• 17 Apr 2024 in Senate: No, No! Mr. Deputy Speaker Sir, that one, I withdraw. I mean the fake degrees. Fake degrees mean that--- view
• 16 Apr 2024 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for giving me an opportunity to contribute on this very important Bill. Unfortunately, the titling of the Bill is the National Rating Bill (National Assembly Bills No.55 of 2022). Therefore, it has been prepared and most probably public participation done by the National Assembly as if it is for national purposes. Clause 55 seeks to repeal Cap 266 and 267. Cap 267 was a Local Authorities Act, which dealt with the old authorities and Cap 266 had something to do with the ratings. I agree that years have moved and we are now in devolution ... view
• 16 Apr 2024 in Senate: believe there was no sufficient public participation during the National Assembly proceedings. Madam Temporary Speaker, it should be a culture that when a law is being made for the counties and it comes to the Senate from the National Assembly, then we should do public participation, so that we can make proper amendments to this particular law, so that it gives meaning to the law itself. When you look at where delegated legislation is going to originate, it says the Cabinet Secretary may make regulations generally for the better carrying out or effect of the provisions of this Act. It ... view
• 16 Apr 2024 in Senate: Therefore, if we are making an unconstitutional law, which ends up being discriminatory, then we are making a law that the courts will easily find to be unconstitutional, even when there are moving suo motto without being moved by Sen. Omtatah, any other Senator or any other Kenyan. Therefore, we have to make a law, which is within the Constitution. When you come to the tribunal, there are many other laws which compare as tribunals. The Cooperatives Act and the Sacco Regulations Act have tribunals where a magistrate sits and the magistrate is aided by experts in that area. Here, ... view
• 16 Apr 2024 in Senate: of perpetual succession. The new governor bears responsibility of the former governor and it then becomes very complicated. Madam Temporary Speaker, when this matter is brought to us, we refer it to investigative agencies, and you end up tainting the name of a new governor, who means well and you leave the old governor who has stolen and looted to go scot-free. We must relook at the whole idea of pending bills and raising a lot of money. When we raise these monies, this Bill does not come up with proper measures of dealing with own source revenue. If it ... view
• 16 Apr 2024 in Senate: strongly propose that we send this Bill again for public participation. Otherwise, we will be making an illegal law as a House. Whether Sen. Omtatah is beaten up or not, this is a matter we must go back to court to deal with, including any other Act we have passed without redoing public participation as a Senate, especially when it originates and co- sponsored by the two Majority Leaders. When our own Senate Majority Leader co-sponsors, he must have a voice and direction in co-sponsoring a Bill of Parliament. He should not just rush it to the Senate to get ... view
• 28 Mar 2024 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Speaker. I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.53(1), on behalf of Sen. Sifuna, the Senator for Nairobi City County, to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee of Energy regarding the Government- to-Government (G2G) Agreement on the supply of petroleum products to Kenya. In the Statement, the Committee should- (1) Inform the Senate of the current status of the G2G petroleum products supply on an extended credit terms deal entered between the Government of Kenya and the three national oil exporters from the Gulf in March 2023; stating the oil marketing companies in Kenya ... view