Dr. Bonny Khalwale

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• 27 Sep 2023 in National Assembly: This is serious. They will go ahead to say, “In fact, that 18- year-old girl I have known from the record, has sickle cell.” The moment you tell them the girl has sickle cell, intelligent parents will google and the girl will be denied an opportunity to marry because she is a carrier of a deadly illness that makes it impossible for people to have a normal family. I agree with the Senate Majority Leader that this Bill is important and we must pass it. However, it should not be in so much hurry. view
• 27 Sep 2023 in National Assembly: We are supposed to be informed by the Report of the Committee on Health. It was tabled here minutes before the Bill was moved. So, who has read it? Members of the Committee, the fact that you have brought here a Bill that has got Clauses 13 and 14, means that you are not properly seized of this particular Bill. Let us stop and not be arrogant because we are many on the Government side. We can pass it. The thing is, when the time of reckoning comes, what will befall this House is what befell the National Assembly when, ... view
• 27 Sep 2023 in National Assembly: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard Services,Senate. view
• 27 Sep 2023 in National Assembly: numbers they had to pass the Miscellaneous Security (Amendment) Bill, which was declared unconstitutional. We are supposed to be a House of reflection. When a small practitioner then goes to court and renders all of us, 68, including the Speaker, as being people who cannot reflect on issues, then I am afraid that it does not reflect on the principle of intellectual honesty. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, in Article 10, the functions of the community promoters are defined. I have marked them a, c, f, j, g and l. If we joke around, we are handling a very critical role ... view
• 27 Sep 2023 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the people of Kakamega County are happy that the Cabinet Secretary has given us the respect to come all the way to respond to this very important Question. (a) Could the Cabinet Secretary provide an update of the current status of gold mining activities in Kakamega County and state the specific reasons for the stalling of the construction of the gold refinery in Ikolomani Constituency which was commissioned by the County Government of Kakamega in 2021? (b) What measures has the Government put in place to ensure the resumption of construction and expedition of ... view
• 27 Sep 2023 in National Assembly: Yes, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 27 Sep 2023 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. This is a satisfactory answer and I thank the Minister. We are excited to learn that the Cabinet Secretary is pushing for an international bid to attract an investor for the construction of that refinery. Could the Cabinet Secretary confirm that this bid will also involve an attempt to bring in an investor to carry out gold mining? I agree with what he has said that mining is being done by artisans and it needs to be done in a proper way. view
• 26 Sep 2023 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. It is rare to have Bills creating laws that unite the opposition and the Government in Parliament. A Bill touching on water and health naturally attracts us. Therefore, this Bill causes us to agree on both sides. I appeal to our Chairperson of the Senate Sessional Committee on Public Investments Accounts and Special Funds. Your thoughts are important but do not kill the Bill. Propose amendments, then we shall manage them. Mr. Speaker, Sir, similarly, like him, I am supporting the Bill but there is room for us to improve on it a little bit. ... view
• 26 Sep 2023 in National Assembly: moment for the whole House. As we support this Bill and pass it into law, we are doing it from Turkana County. Mr. Speaker, Sir, allow me to thank the leadership of Turkana County led by the Senator for Turkana County, Sen. Lomenen, together with the people of Turkana for hosting us today. Just as we pass this law for the people of Turkana, we should also remember that as we are seated here in Turkana, we must ensure that we fix small but very critical things; health and water. Yesterday, we had an opportunity to go to Laisamis. On ... view
• 26 Sep 2023 in National Assembly: She was forward-thinking. Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, with those few remarks, I support and I will propose some amendments. view