Maanzo Daniel Kitonga

All parliamentary appearances

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• 20 Apr 2023 in Senate: Thank you Mr. Speaker, Sir. I appreciate your direction and the good understanding of the Standing Orders and the matter presented by Sen. Kibwana who has been very thorough on the dental issue. That tends to be left out when it comes to insurance, children and implementation. Many times, young people especially children, suffer on dental issues. This is after the first set of teeth is gone and the second one comes. That determines how that person looks in terms of the dental development for the rest of their lives. If they do not get good care in proper hospitals ... view
• 19 Apr 2023 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. When we passed this law, it was clear that regulations would follow after. In the wake of terrorism, there has been a requirement in many places you will drive to. They will first take your car number, your full names and telephone number. That data is then left with a security guard. We may not have captured that in the law we passed and there may be need to check because that information can be used fraudulently. That information can be used by conmen to con people who use Safaricom or Mpesa. These people ... view
• 19 Apr 2023 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I wanted to contribute on the next Order, with your kind permission. view
• 19 Apr 2023 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I arise to oppose the DORB this year. We are here for devolution and the DORB is the heartbeat of devolution. Devolution is in the Constitution. It is very unfair to have counties elect governors, they have their governments and they are unable to function because the national Government has not yet sent money on the ground. Even when we pass this DORB, the money still does not find its way to the ground. Unfortunately, for quite a number of counties, the expectations of the people have not been met mainly because of delays in ... view
• 19 Apr 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 Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 19 Apr 2023 in Senate: Therefore, Mr. Speaker, Sir, we need to come up with a system where no matter how little the money is – which for now is about 15 per cent as per our Constitution – then, it must remain 15 per cent and not less. That is why the Commission on Revenue Allocation (CRA) put it at Kshs407 billion. It means the Government should have made every effort to make sure it has Kshs407 billion or thereabouts. If it is less, it is either a minus or plus one. There is no justification at all. Article 218 requires justification for any ... view
• 19 Apr 2023 in Senate: There has been a debate on Own Source Revenue (OSR) in counties. In fact, if you drive to many towns in our counties, you park for free. Systems have to be put in view
• 19 Apr 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 Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 19 Apr 2023 in Senate: place, such that you pay for parking. There are many other services from which we can raise revenue. However, they must be automated and digitized. Probably, we should use modern technology such M-Pesa to make payments. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the other issue is on land rates. Counties own a lot of land, where people have plots. If all these revenues are collected, I am sure counties will meet their expectations. For them to be able to put these systems in place, we must fund them under the Division of Revenue Bill, so that governors can re-organize themselves to make this ... view
• 19 Apr 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 Hansard Editor, Senate. view