Dr. Bonny Khalwale

All parliamentary appearances

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• 8 May 2025 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the issue raised by the Senator of Vihiga is very important. The reason you have seen me disorderly is because some of my colleagues who know that I sit in this Committee are trying to find out what it is that we have brought in the House. Going by the history of decision-making on this Formula, this is not the way to go. It would be more useful to this House that the industry of the Committee on Finance and Budget can be distributed to Members, they interact with it, then debate be done thereafter. view
• 8 May 2025 in Senate: Otherwise, we run the risk that the Chairperson will talk and be seconded. Members who will come as he is talking will then start opposing and so on. This is one piece of legislation where we should take our time. It is going to bind us up to the year 2031. I am requesting that you allow this document to be properly understood by our colleagues. view
• 8 May 2025 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. It would be nice for the young people from Murang’a to know that Murang’a County has a special history with Parliament. The children should know that it is from Murang’a, where we had the first 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 and AudioServices, Senate. view
• 8 May 2025 in Senate: doctor to sit in Parliament of Kenya, Dr. Gikonyo Kiano. It would also be nice for them to be proud of the fact that the real leader who brought an end to the dictatorship of a certain president in the country was from Murang’a, a man by the name of Kenneth Njindo Matiba. Lastly, it would be nice for them to know that Murang’a has produced the best business people, who took over from the white business community in Nairobi. They established the first black business community in this City. Welcome, young people. I thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 8 May 2025 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the issue raised by the Senator for Busia County is going to affect the lives and livelihoods of eight million Kenyans who depend on the sugar sector directly. On the issue raised about public participation, I would like the Government to know that the only public participation that took place over Nzoia Sugar Company was consulting the Governor of Bungoma County and the Speaker of the National Assembly. Consulting those two leaders does not amount to public participation over Nzoia Sugar Company. I refuse. I speak today for 1.8 million people of Bungoma County who depend on ... view
• 8 May 2025 in Senate: The decision of leasing Nzoia Sugar Company should be rethought. Our people must participate. Our people have elected us and we have the capacity to understand issues. Mr. Speaker, Sir, finally, the issue raised by the Senate Standing Committee on Labour and Social Welfare on stadia. I celebrate Ababu Namwamba. He is the father of the Talanta City Stadium, whose completion is making progress. Please, the new Cabinet Secretary for Sports should make sure that the blueprint of Ababu that included development of Bukhungu Stadium in Kakamega County must be seen through because it is an open secret that if ... view
• 8 May 2025 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I rise to strongly support this important Motion. I wish to appeal to the distinguished Senator for Kiambu that after all that narration, when it comes to conclusion where you now make resolutions, I beseech that you drop Resolution Nos. one, two and three, and replace them with the words “so as to make education free.” That has been tasted. view
• 8 May 2025 in Senate: Senator, when you were still a young man, in 2002, the country elected Mwai Kibaki as President and Wamalwa Kijana as his deputy. For 10 years, the children of the Republic of Kenya enjoyed free primary school education. It is doable. view
• 8 May 2025 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, in view of the provisions of Articles 21 and 43 of the Constitution, Article 43(1)(f) states that every person has a right to education. Article 21 states that Parliament shall make legislative policy and other measures to make sure that any right given Article 43 is realised progressively. view
• 8 May 2025 in Senate: I, therefore, appeal to the Mover of the Motion, that let us realise free education by progressing, starting from primary then secondary school and eventually university. There is no greater calling. view