Maanzo Daniel Kitonga

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 601 to 610 of 615.

• 6 Oct 2022 in Senate: In Germany, for example, there are areas where corn is grown to feed horses and other animals because GMOs have lesser effect on animals. Horses are not eaten because they consume GMOs. Those farms are marked. In fact, passersby are warned not to pick any maize that is genetically modified. In Germany, you can pick maize from any a farm as you walk along and roast or boil it. However, there is a clear warning on those farms. In our context, we have a regulatory authority dealing with GMOs and it is a parastatal. We do not have an Act ... view
• 6 Oct 2022 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Sen. Cherarkey has become an expert of raising Standing Orders which he does not quote. However, let me go on with my contribution so that he does not interrupt me. I believe this is also for his own benefit. Having been a Member of Parliament longer than him, I believe I am familiar with this topic because I was also a Member of the Committee on Agriculture. The effect of lifting of a ban allows any business person who wishes to carry out that kind of business in this country. All I am saying is ... view
• 6 Oct 2022 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
• 6 Oct 2022 in Senate: to other countries in the world, we need to utilise the water we have. The President talked about that. On a positive note, the President talked about encouraging people to save, which is good. I believe he is going to implement it. That is Paragraph 25 which talks about access to affordable credit. He is looking for a magic formula. He proposed the Ministry of Cooperatives and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). We can raise our national savings by forming cooperatives. In fact, the best way to do it would be through Savings and Credit Cooperative Societies (SACCOs). In ... view
• 6 Oct 2022 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
• 6 Oct 2022 in Senate: When it comes to health, I believe we have got a very big problem almost in every county in Kenya in that the Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is not found in many counties. Whenever somebody is taken to hospital as an emergency case, they need that MRI to be taken to know where the problem is especially when they have a head injury. They are then forced to travel long distances to get this service. They either go to Nairobi or to a few counties that have this equipment. view
• 6 Oct 2022 in Senate: I believe this equipment should be installed into every county. If we invest in that equipment to be in every county - and I believe it is this Senate that takes care of the counties - then we will be saving many Kenyans from a lot of expense and trouble. There is the issue of digital technology, which has become a critical player in economic growth. The youth and the world has gone digital. Therefore, this is an area we have to invest in. We are already digital in this House. In many of our schools learning is now done ... view
• 5 Oct 2022 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me a chance to welcome these young people under pupillage to the Senate. As a lawyer, there is a lot to learn here. The legal profession has very many branches and opportunities, including a lot of work process in the Senate and the National Assembly (NA), where there is a lot in law required to be learned. view
• 5 Oct 2022 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
• 5 Oct 2022 in Senate: As the Senate Majority Leader has said, quite a number of people do not understand this branch of Government, the drafting and intrigues, which go into the practise of law and the learning you are going to go through here. When this young people sit here, they get to imitate, learn from us and get role models. I believe that some of them are going to be good lawyers. Some will end up in this Chamber as Senators and Speaker. I welcome, congratulate and wish them well in their career. view