Sen. Maanzo

Sen. Maanzo Proceed, Sen. Munyi Mundigi. June 29, 2023 SENATE DEBATES 35 Sen. Maanzo Breakfast, I have got very close friends in the American Congress and in the American Senate.I remember recently, Sen. Chris Coons was here in Kenya. The Senate was on recess. I received him on behalf of...

Sen. Maanzo Hon. Members, I have a communication to make. (Interruption of debate on the Bill) June 29, 2023 SENATE DEBATES 26 Sen. Maanzo parts, we supplement it with green grams. I believe we will give the world enough proteins.I support.

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Proceed, Sen. Munyi Mundigi.

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Sen. Maanzo Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I would like to say that Article 181 has been quoted. It says a county governor and the county deputy governor may be removed from office on any of the following grounds. June 26, 2023 SENATE DEBATES 30 Sen. MaanzoMr. Speaker, Sir, I...

Sen. Maanzo Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. First, I thank the House for proposing me to be one of the Senators who will sit in this team. Since devolution started, this is a matter that has been repeated many times. This is not the first time that there is an...

Sen. Maanzo Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I rise to support this proposed Bill. I want to use my time to convince the Mover of the Bill that it is a good idea, but we can make it better. This Bill must be read with the Constitution of Kenya...

Sen. Maanzo Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. This is a very serious matter. Devolution is very important. The Senate is set out in the Constitution to protect and defend devolution. It is very clear from what has been presented that the Committee on Delegated Legislation has some work to do...

Sen. Maanzo Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, five minutes are enough. I rise to support this very important Bill. I congratulate Sen. Crystal Asige and Sen. (Prof.) Kamar. It has distinguished the current practice on learners. Whatever has been happening has been without a law. There are international conventions on this....

Sen. MaanzoMr. Speaker, Sir, this has been experience not only in this particular place, but in many other places where people have been evicted without proper notices. There must always be a notice before eviction. There must be proper court orders when necessary. The police who are nearby should also...

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Sen. Wafula, proceed. (The Speaker consulted the Clerk-at-the-Table) Sen. Wafula, I am advised that you already contributed to this Bill. We will proceed to Sen. Osotsi.

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Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for this opportunity to contribute to this important Bill. I thank the sponsor of this Bill, Sen. Beth Syengo. She deserves commendation for this important initiative to try and improve the living standards of our people by providing a framework for production, marketing, farming, value...

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Sen. Maanzo Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for this opportunity to contribute to this important Bill. I thank the sponsor of this Bill, Sen. Beth Syengo. She deserves commendation for this important initiative to try and improve the living standards of our people by providing a framework for production, marketing,...

Sen. Maanzo Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. First, I want to comment on the matter from Murang’a County. No Kenyan should die in our hospitals simply because there are delays or hospitals in the counties are not prepared to handle emergencies. The health sector should be fully devolved to...

Sen. Maanzo Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me an opportunity. I would like to comment on the second Petition in relation to the training institutes, which by the Constitution, have been devolved to counties. It is not just in Nyeri County, but it has happened to many...

Sen. Maanzo Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me the opportunity to comment on this important Petition. The Constitution is clear that any Kenyan, who thinks that there is an unresolved matter, can bring it to Parliament, which includes Senate. These teachers have walked a long journey. They have...

Sen. Maanzo Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for giving me an opportunity to contribute to this very important Bill. The basis has been that quite a number of Kenyans, really suffered especially with the advent of devolution and coming up of new counties when they did works for the counties,...

Sen. Maanzo Mr. Speaker, Sir, with your permission, I pleaded with you to also allow, Sen. Tabitha Mutinda who comes from the same county where we were recently welcomed. As I said, she is also from Nairobi and Meru counties. So, I was seeking to donate a minute to her....

Sen. Maanzo Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. On behalf of the Senator for Kitui County, Sen. Wambua, I welcome the team from Kitui County. Recently, we went to there with Sen. Wambua, when he was making his address to the county, with quite a number of Senators, including Sen. Tabitha...

Sen. Maanzo Mr. Speaker, Sir, I just seek your indulgence, with your permission.