Maanzo Daniel Kitonga

Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Now that we are talking of land which has not been alienated or its status not known; could the Minister, whom we have a long history with, and is an outstanding lawyer, update us on the status of the land against Konza City. There...

Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I will comment on Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale’s Statement. The issue of fake fertiliser is a serious matter in the country. When you hear the amount of monies involved and even the packaging that is done by Government institutions, it means that many farmers are...

Just handle Question No.15.

Proceed, Cabinet Secretary? The Cabinet Secretary for Roads and Transport (Hon. Murkomen) : Mr. Deputy Speaker, I agree with Sen. Maanzo on the prompt and adequate compensation. As I said earlier, we should not have been in this situation if we had recast our budgetary approach. However, we are there...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to welcome the team from Makueni. This team was here from yesterday and has interacted extensively with our members of staff, the National Assembly Speaker and his House Business Committee (HBC) . This morning, they have been in discussion with...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I would like to comment on the Statement on the road accidents. Recently, a university bus was involved in a road accident and several students lost their lives. This was blamed on the heavy rains and the speedy vehicles. However, we believe with good training...

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have already contributed to this matter and I am waiting on the next. (Sen. Betty Montet spoke off record)

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, while contributing to this important report--- (The Clerk-at-the-Table consulted with Sen. Maanzo) You mean 20 minutes? My contribution will take less than that. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is important to note that there is no country in the world without debt. Many families and individuals...

Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I want to thank Sen. M. Kajwang’ for bringing this Bill back. The County Boundaries Bill, 2023 was previously County Boundaries Bill, 2022 and it was caught up with Parliamentary time. It had been moved by the now Governor of Makueni, who was then...

Asante, Bw. Spika, kwa kunipa fursa hii. Ningependa kuunga mkono Taarifa iliyoletwa na Sen. Cherarkey kuhusu pembejeo ya bei nafuu.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. My clarification arises from the assertion by the Counsel for the Deputy Governor that the witness serves at the pleasure of the Governor of Kisii County. Section 35 of the County Governments Act gives the Governor the responsibility to form and appoint, with the approval...

Mr. Temporary Chairman, Sir, just before I comment on this, I want to talk about my 10 years’ experience now that we talked about traditions in the National Assembly. On a matter which generates a lot of interest like this particular one, the Chairman will ordinarily allow as many as...

Mr. Temporary Chairman, Sir, when we make law, it must first go with the Constitution and then the Statute. The moment you fundamentally amend the original part of the Bill, even though we stand for devolution, and housing should be fully devolved, what the Chairperson has introduced, tend to reverse...

Madam Temporary Chairperson, my contribution is brief. That there must be consistency. The whole idea is devolution. Housing is a devolved function. Therefore, the moment you introduce an element that takes it back to a national function, it becomes unconstitutional. I oppose. The Temporary Chairperson (

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to give notice of the following Motion - THAT, AWARE THAT, at the Sitting of the Senate held on 29th June, 2023, the Senate, resolved to establish an Ad Hoc Committee to investigate the compensation to the Kenyan victims of the 1998 bombing of the...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I agree with my colleagues who have spoken before us that the Senate does not sit here in vain. We amended the law to bring Cabinet Secretaries to the House to answer questions. Therefore, Cabinet Secretaries must take it seriously. I agree with Sen. Mungatana,...

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, thank you for giving me an opportunity to contribute to this very important matter. The funding of the counties is our priority. From the policy statement, it is clear that just a little money has been added as equitable share of revenue and yet the counties...

taking water to Konza City, Wote Town and for irrigation in the counties that adjacent to this dam, which are: Kitui, Machakos, Makueni and Kajiado.Finally, Nol Toresh Water from Kilimanjaro ceased. When is it likely o restart so that they can supply water to Makueni, especially Emali?The Cabinet Secretary for...

Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I seek clarification in two areas in which the Cabinet Secretary has not answered properly. Firstly, are there plans for PPPs for cold-rooms for storage of mangoes and other products to prolong their shelf life so that we do away with brokers? If so,...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me an opportunity to contribute to this important Motion. From the report, it is clear that the cost of living is also affected by the cost of power because the cost of power goes into manufacturing and many other things. In Kenya, and...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, thank you for giving me an opportunity to contribute on this very important Report. What put up the convening of the bipartisan talks was a situation in the country that was becoming a little bit tense. The matter of boundary review is very important. Mr. Speaker, Sir,...

Mr. Speaker, Sir. I said the information I have. This is feedback. M-pesa is not yet available to everybody. Other people have to use their relatives in order access the money. The point I am making is that we have to make older people comfortable. If we can come up...