Maanzo Daniel Kitonga

Sen. Maanzo Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I want to take this opportunity to congratulate Sen. Mariam Omar for a very big attempt to clean up the cooperative movement. At one time in life, I was the Secretary for Cooperatives in Kenya and I am very much aware of...

Sen. Maanzo Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I would like to comment on Hon. Sen. Wakili Sigei's Statement about handling police, demonstrators, and others. Our Constitution is clear as to how to handle any suspect in the country. That if you are suspected of any crime, you should be taken...

Sen. Maanzo Mr. Speaker, Sir, I take this opportunity to congratulate hon. Muturi, former Speaker of the National Assembly, for the appointment as a Cabinet Secretary. I will go on to ask a question about PWDs at Huduma Centres. There has been a concern that not many of them have...

Sen. Tabitha Mutinda, proceed.

Sen. Wambua, proceed.

Sen. Maanzomore expensive they become because the contractors are on the ground. This is also associated with pending bills. The more you have debts, the more it becomes difficult to pool the resources we have together to develop the counties much better.Mr. Speaker, Sir, I support the statement. There must...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Allow me to support the statement by the Senator for Machakos County, Sen. Kavindu Muthama, regarding pending and stalled projects in Machakos County. You will realise that some of the pending bills issues that have been there are brought by stalled projects. Money has already...

Sen. Maanzo

Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for this opportunity. I thank Members for running to our refuge immediately. September 19, 2024 SENATE DEBATES 48

Sen. Maanzo

Sen. MaanzoIf that is the intention, then this amendment is what you would call in law, otiose. It is unnecessary. We do not need to be processing it. I wish that report was here. I told the Senate Majority Leader that I cannot trust intentions. I can only trust action...

Order, hon. Members! I have confirmed that we do not have quorum as of now. Serjeant-At-Arms, kindly ring the Quorum Bell for 10 minutes. (The Quorum Bell was rung) (Loud consultations)

Sen. Maanzo Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I had prepared myself to make comments on Sen. Sifuna's matter, but unfortunately, from your ruling, then I am unable to proceed.

Sen. Maanzo Proceed, Kinyua. (Applause)

Sen. Maanzo Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I would like to comment on the Statement of Sen. Miraj. August 06, 2024 SENATE DEBATES 11 Sen. MaanzoA certified version of this ReportMr. Speaker, Sir, it has been very difficult for many Kenyans who have lost their certificates over the years to...

Sen. Maanzo Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, that particular matter of the Meru County Assembly is clearly either within the jurisdiction of court or the Senate. Any other arbiter referred to it may be prejudiced in one way or another. I support that statement. Now that the courts have referred...

Sen. Maanzo Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I would like to deal with the matter of the hon. Sen. Lomenen, the Senator for Turkana County. It is 300 kilometres from Nairobi City County to Kapedo; where he was talking of a road which should be going into Turkana. Within Turkana,...

Sen. Maanzo Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me an opportunity to contribute on this important Petition. From the explanation by the committee, those are 41 acres of a wetland that has gone to waste. It even has an LR number, plot number and a title deed, but it...

Sen. Maanzo Madam Temporary Speaker, to add to what the Chair has indicated, Machakos Petition No. E002 of 2024 is, in fact, res judicata because we have a similar matter before the Court of Appeal. If the court in Machakos gets this information, it will make it easier for them...

Sen. Maanzo Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me an opportunity to speak on this very important law. The Traffic Act has not been sufficient bearing in mind that it is a very old Act from the colonial days. In the Kibaki Administration, motorcycle transport became very huge. A...