Maanzo Daniel Kitonga

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...

Sen. Maanzo Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for giving me an opportunity to contribute to this very important law. This law, although prepared months ago, Sen. Okenyuri seems to have been thinking and knowing what is happening to many young people in this country. In a country, the Government...

Sen. Maanzo Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am one of the Members of the Committee on Delegated Legislation. As you know, you and I have been in the National Assembly for 10 years, and currently serving our third term of Parliament. I am blessed to have been a Member of...

Sen. Maanzo Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I beg to second this important Motion. Senate Mashinani is a forum whereby the Senate interacts with people of different counties. I have only experienced the one that was in Lodwar. While we were there, the Committee of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries visited Lake...

Sen. MaanzoThe same Bill came to Parliament and the usual lobbying took place. The majority of the Members of Parliament voted yes which irritated the young people because they did not imagine the hardship life they would face.I have engaged some of these people who were in these demonstrations and...

Sen. Karen Nyamu.

Sen. Maanzo Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to support this Bill. It is important to point out that the Senate is here to protect devolution. I like what the Committee led by Sen. Ali Roba has done. What is most important is that devolution has certain parameters that...

Sen. Maanzo Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Article 124 of the Constitution says- “Each House of Parliament may establish committees and shall make Standing Orders for the orderly conduct of its proceedings, including the proceedings of its committees.” The Standing Orders apply to the business of the House and the...

Sen. Maanzo

Sen. Maanzo Asante, Bw. Naibu Spika kwa nafasi hii. Namkaribisha Waziri wa Kilimo baada ya mchakato mgumu kuhusu pembejeo. Langu ni kuuliza Mhe. Waziri swali moja au mawili. Eneo la Magharibi, hasa Kaunti ya Bungoma, kuna upanzi wa kahawa. Juzi kumekuwa na madai na ishara kwamba kuna ulanguzi wa kahawa...

Asante. Sen. Wafula, urahisishe Kiswahili. Usizungumze Kiswahili kigumu cha mwalimu wa Kiswahili.

Asante, Bw. Naibu Spika kwa nafasi hii. Namkaribisha Waziri wa Kilimo baada ya mchakato mgumu kuhusu pembejeo. Langu ni kuuliza Mhe. Waziri swali moja au mawili. Eneo la Magharibi, hasa Kaunti ya Bungoma, kuna upanzi wa kahawa. Juzi kumekuwa na madai na ishara kwamba kuna ulanguzi wa kahawa kutoka viwanda...

Sen. Maanzo Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I agree with the two Senators; that is, the Senator for Kitui and the Senator for Tharaka Nithi. I went through this as a Member of Parliament when we did Thwake Dam in Makueni County, which would have been completed five years...

Sen. Maanzo Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, thank you for your communication and the appointment of very able Senators to the Mediation Committee. The Senate is here to defend devolution. The moment, we make a proposal for monies to go to the counties, it is not upon the National Assembly to...

Sen. Maanzo Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Tea is a very important plant in the country. I want to take the direction of the tea growers; the farmers. In the last 10 years, there have been issues, although most of them have been sorted out either by legislation, management...

Sen. Maanzo Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I had an opportunity to look at this Bill. I think Sen. (Dr.) Oburu, the Senator for Siaya, and the Senator for Meru understand the genesis of this Bill. When we were in the National Assembly in 2013, there was this culture, which developed...

Sen. Maanzo Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, this Bill had its origins on the wrong footing. During the Parliament that was there after 2017, there was a little bit of improvement in those frosty relationships. It was the House leadership, which used to lead the bashing from the ‘Lower’ House to...

Sen. Maanzo Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the department dealing with weather is very important in the country. The Kenya Meteorological Department is of huge significance to the country, but many times they have not been giving advice. I like what the Senate Majority Leader is proposing in this law. There...

Sen. Maanzo This law has not said what will happen to the currently existing department. Will the Act dealing with that be repealed? If so, how many Acts of Parliament will be repealed? Will they be split into two or what will happen because there is a law existing? Mr....

Sen. MaanzoOrdinarily though, we have many dry boreholes in many parts of the country and this usually attracts a criminal penalty.What is the Cabinet Secretary doing about the people who have been given contracts to dig boreholes and they end up being dry boreholes and what is the cure? Other...

Sen. Gataya Mo Fire.

Asante, Bw. Spika. Nitauliza swali linaloambatana na swali la kwanza kutoka kwa Seneta wa Wajir. Wajir na sehemu zingine za Tharaka-Nithi ziko sawa kwa ukame. Hii ni kwa sababu--- (Maseneta kadhaa waongea kwa sauti) Bw. Spika, kuna watu ambao wanazungumza hapa. Tumekuwa na Waziri kwa muda mrefu na tumekubaliana mambo...

Senator, what is your question? You are giving us long speeches.

Bw. Spika, swali langu ni kwamba, Waziri anajua vizuri sana kuwa hizo sehemu ni kame na tulikubaliana kutachimbwa visima. Je, Wizara inafanya nini ili kuhakikisha wale watu wamepata visima na maji safi ya kunywa?

Sen. (Dr.) Boni? Hon. Cabinet Secretary, as you collect your thoughts on the question by Sen. Mo Fire, allow Sen. (Dr.) Boni to also pose a question.

Sen. Maanzo

Sen. Maanzo

Sen. Maanzo Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I beg to move that The Meteorology Bill (Senate Bill No.45 of 2023) be now read a Second Time. The Meteorology Bill was published in the Kenya Gazette Supplement No.172 of