Daniel Kitonga Maanzo

Hon. Daniel Maanzo (Makueni, WDM-K) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I am a Member of the Committee on Delegated Legislation. Having been in this House for 10 years, I am aware we passed a scrap metal law. It is applicable in the country. When you have a law, regulations...

Hon. Daniel Maanzo (Makueni, WDM-K) Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for giving me an opportunity to eulogise the late Hon. Kamoti. I served with him in the Committee of Delegated Legislation for 10 years. Unfortunately, we lost him this weekend. Mine is to pass condolences from the people of Makueni to...

Hon. Daniel Maanzo (Makueni, WDM-K) Thank you, Hon. Chairman. The clarity put in Clause 68 is very important because many a times, we rely on conviction rather than with somebody with proceedings before a court of law, and this one relates even, to an investigation of proceedings and not just...

Hon. Daniel Maanzo (Makueni, WDM-K) I am supporting Hon. Millie Odhiambo.

Hon. Daniel Maanzo (Makueni, WDM-K) Hon. Chairman, you know for every authority, there has to be a way of sanctioning that authority, if it acts beyond its powers or is unreasonable. That is a principle in the Constitution. That is why people go for judicial review. I think what Hon....

Hon. Daniel Maanzo (Makueni, WDM-K) Hon. Chairman, I like Hon. Millie’s amendment of enhancing. If you see the jail term compared to the amount of money put, then it is easy even for it to be lower. Somebody can pay the fine and get away with it and then the...

Hon. Daniel Maanzo (Makueni, WDM-K) Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, when making this law, one of the things that we especially thought of was the county governments. Even if you have many other bodies coming to assist, you need a body with structures. For example, most county governments now have fire...

Hon. Daniel Maanzo (Makueni, WDM-K) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady. Having experience of the previous Children Act and a lot of litigation generated by children’s law, in Clause 5, we are inserting the word “protection” after “wellbeing” and we know children’s rights are supreme. Ordinarily, the court’s interpretation is...

Hon. Daniel Maanzo (Makueni, WDM-K) Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, the experience in the country so far with national disaster management and the structure which we have means that we really need this amendment, so that it is specific who is responsible. For example, if it is something to do with...

Hon. Daniel Maanzo (Makueni, WDM-K) Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, this intersex issue has even become part of litigations so far, and many children have suffered. The matter, in fact, is coming up in constituencies when children are reporting to Form One. That is the time this situation is being realised,...