Maanzo Daniel Kitonga

Not on this one, Mr. Speaker, Sir.

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to ask Question No.014 to the Cabinet Secretary for Health-

Yes, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Now that this Senate gave him very good regulations and graphics last year to control tobacco use- linear accelerators (LINAC) at referral and county hospitals. We want to ensure they are serviced so they do not break down, avoiding queues for patients.We have agreed with county...

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this is question---

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I beg to ask the Cabinet Secretary for Interior and National Administration the following question-

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, with your kind permission, I have two related questions, if I could kindly---

I will not take any question not related to the primary question. Sen. Manzo, quickly.

With your permission, let me proceed with Question No.016.

No, I am on the next one.

No, to save time, to go to 016 because they are related.

Okay, much obliged.

Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I beg to ask the Cabinet Secretary the following question.

Sen. Montet, please proceed. I support.

Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I would like to comment on Sen. Cherarkey’s statement on the Jukwaa la Usalama Forum across the country. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I monitored what was happening with the Jukwaa la Usalama. You will remember that, when we used to make the budget in...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for the opportunity to welcome the young men to the Senate. There is a programme just like we have here, where young university students work and get attached to the Capitol Hill and have an opportunity to interact with Senators and Congressmen. The programme runs...

Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I rise to support the Statement by Sen. Methu. The NYOTA programme is clearly meant to assist Kenyans. This is money borrowed from the World Bank, which should be used for start-ups, especially for young people. We are familiar with similar initiatives in the...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Honourable Cabinet Secretary, the last time you were in this House, I saw in your data that you had given Makueni 28 points. I would like to know, now that you have reduced the capacity of Makueni from 15,000 to 5,000, what has happened in...

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, on behalf of the Senator for Taita- Taveta, Sen. Mwaruma, I welcome students from Taita-Taveta. I hope you are going to learn from the Senate. Definitely, in your examinations, there could be a question to do with Parliament. It is good that you do your level...

Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I would like to comment on Sen. Osotsi’s Statement on the security situation in the country. At the top of that, where Meru borders with other counties, there has been cattle rustling and quite a number of people from that region have been attacked,...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me an opportunity to comment on this important issue. Drug abuse is dangerous to many young people in the country. Sometimes it arises out of depression, joblessness and bad company. The NACADA recently appeared before the Committee on National Cohesion, Equal Opportunity and...

Yes, I am. Where is your written authority to do so? On my phone, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Prof. Ojienda is in court.

Thank you Mr. Speaker, Sir. On behalf of the Senator for Kisumu County, Sen. (Prof.) Tom Odhiambo Ojienda, SC, MP, I beg to ask the Cabinet Secretary for Roads and Transport the following Question-

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I have two supplementary questions. One is in relation to the latest drainage systems in highways. What is the Cabinet Secretary doing to make sure that when there is unusual rainfall, they mark the spots where highways are likely to overflow? Passengers find themselves in...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have been requested by the Sen. (Prof.) Ojienda to read on his behalf. But you know how to be retained. I would love to send a fee note for holding brief twice. Hon. Senator, you are supposed to be retained in writing. Yes, I do have...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise under Standing Order No.53 (1) to seek a statement from the Standing Committee on National Security, Defense and Foreign Relations on a matter of national concern regarding the growing prevalence of mobile money fraud, digital impersonation schemes, and other technology-enabled financial scams affecting citizens across...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I would like to comment on the Statement by Sen. Cherarkey. There are quite a number of Kenyans stuck in the Middle East right now. The situation is so pathetic that there is war in the area and the flights are not even making it....

Sen. Lemaletian Hezena, proceed.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Kitui and Makueni counties are described as stable, yet Kithuki-Kitise Ward, Kalawa Ward and Mavindini Ward, which border Kitui are very saline and in a very difficult situation. Why would you describe them as stable?

Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Now that the Cabinet Secretary is a lawyer and he has agreed totally with the guidance of the Court of Appeal, that is why they have not given notice of appeal, does he agree with me that the JSS curriculum is unconstitutional in the...

Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for giving me an opportunity to comment on this important Bill. The Auditor-General comes under a specific enactment of Article 229 of the Constitution, and is much recognised by law as an independent office. It is a very important office and since the new...