Maanzo Daniel Kitonga

All parliamentary appearances

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• 19 Mar 2025 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to ask the following two questions to the CS, Water, Sanitation and Irrigation- (1) Could the Cabinet Secretary provide an update on the status of the construction of Thwake Dam in Makueni County and explain why the construction works have stalled? (2) What measures has the Government put in place to ensure the timely completion of the dam and could the Cabinet Secretary give the timeline? Thank you. view
• 19 Mar 2025 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, this morning I have received a document which has a very detailed presentation, though to me it looks scientific in nature. I believe it goes on to explain the scientific mechanisms of some part of what I had asked. However, I would like to ask two supplementary questions, with your permission. I am aware that there is ADB funding in this dam, and also the Government funding in the same dam. What was the percentage of each and has the Government of Kenya met its part of bargain? Secondly, there were people who were not ... view
• 18 Mar 2025 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I will start with where Sen. Hezena left. For a long time in Kenya's history, we have never had such an operation - a massive vaccination of animals. For vaccination to be, you must be controlling a certain identified disease like an outbreak. Just like for human beings, COVID-19 Pandemic did happen. 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
• 18 Mar 2025 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, you cannot just wake up and vaccinate human beings or vaccinate animals without scientific advice. For that matter, there has been an outcry and many farmers did not cooperate. You cannot also vaccinate by force; that you force every farmer. You persuade, you give reasons and the responsible professional bodies must completely advise them. Therefore, I do support that statement. On the statement sought by Sen. Kavindu, the Senator for Machakos, the SHA and SHIF issues have brought a lot of suffering to our people. Previously, we had the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF). All those ... view
• 18 Mar 2025 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for giving me an opportunity to comment on this very important Report and also thank the Committee for making an attempt to look for solutions for this big problem of debt management in the country. I also thank the Senate Majority Leader for giving a way forward, which is more detailed than what the Committee had proposed. You truly have been in the House for many years. If you rely on the National Treasury, you will never get a solution. In fact, we are supposed to be overseeing the National Treasury, but the technocrats there ... view
• 18 Mar 2025 in Senate: Construction of proper roads makes it cheaper for the country in terms of buying and replacing spare parts, because they are not hard on cars. There are roads in this country especially in Eastern and Northern Kenya where even if you go with new tyres, you are likely to lose all in one journey. We need access to the people there, but tyres are being damaged by bad roads. Economically, it becomes very difficult for the people and the nation. We have to work hard as a nation. I agree with Sen. Cheruiyot that this is the House to give ... view
• 12 Mar 2025 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I beg to ask the Cabinet Secretary for Water, Sanitation and Irrigation the following Question- (a) Could the Cabinet Secretary provide an update on the status of the construction of Thwake Dam in Makueni County, and explain why construction works have stalled? (b) What measures has the Government put in place to ensure the timely completion of the dam, and could the Cabinet Secretary give the timeline? view
• 12 Mar 2025 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, although there has been an attempt to answer the Question, I have asked in (a) why the construction works have stalled. We have been told about the war in Ukraine, but I have not seen the nexus. I can confirm having been a Member for Makueni Constituency that during the COVID-19 pandemic times, the works never stopped at all. The people who were working there never left. They were constrained to that place and never interacted with the other people. Therefore, COVID-19 Pandemic, the war in Ukraine and even the so-called explosives did not stall the work. ... view
• 12 Mar 2025 in Senate: On Question (b), I have asked about timelines. In all the previous years, the other cabinet secretaries have given timelines. They say the dam will be done on such-and-such a date. I have not heard such a day. Although the contractor has been instructed to complete the dam, I would like to ask the Cabinet Secretary whether they have made payments to the contractor up to date. I am aware the contractor having not been paid completely ran out of funds and left the country. I thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 6 Mar 2025 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I want to say that the moment we passed the SHA and SHIF law, the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) law was repealed. Therefore, there is no possibility or chance that people will go back to that. Certainly, we must do our level best to make sure that this programme, which is very important and is touching all our counties and every single village in this country, is sorted. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for the first time in life, Kenyans have really suffered. We, the MPs, are the ones rescuing people from hospitals. Once ... view