Dr. Bonny Khalwale

All parliamentary appearances

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• 13 Mar 2024 in Senate: It is new to the extent that he has raised four issues upon which you should rule. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am inviting you to consider ruling on a fifth issue. Whereas this is the Senate, in this Chamber this morning and for the next two days, we will convert ourselves to a trial chamber. Therefore, any MP seated in this Chamber is here as a judge on what is going on. Mr. Speaker, Sir, if you allow Hon. Osoro to sit in this House and do something other than what an MP is supposed to do in a trial ... view
• 13 Mar 2024 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, purely on humanitarian grounds, I request that you use Standing Order No.1 to allow the young witness, probably five or 10 minutes maximum to recompose himself. You can see that the witness is completely emotionally eroded. view
• 13 Mar 2024 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, my question is to SC Katwa Kigen. The witness has attempted to demonstrate the facilitation of Kshs800,000. You have challenged the witness and given the impression that the witness was involved in criminal activities. Counsel, can you help me? If you want me to believe by dint of that suggestion that the witness is a criminal, are you, therefore, admitting that the recipient, who is the Deputy Governor, is equally criminally implicated? view
• 12 Mar 2024 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I have heard our good Commissioner. As a House, we have absolute confidence in them. I want to encourage them. The PSC must realize that under Article 248 and 249 of the Constitution, it enjoys absolute independence. In fact, if you allow, I would like to quote Article 249(2) (a) and (b), which states that- “The commissions and the holders of independent offices— view
• 12 Mar 2024 in Senate: (a) are subject only to this Constitution and the law; and (b) are independent and not subject to direction or control by any person or authority.” view
• 12 Mar 2024 in Senate: Given this provision and that the National Assembly has done the necessary appropriation - I am not addressing Sen. Omogeni, but the Commission. At what point do you lose your independence that the envisaged independence of the budget of Parliament ends up being subject to the direction of the Executive? We would like you to briefly tell us that you are up to the job. If there are challenges you are facing, then approach Parliament, so that we can adversely engage the Executive. view
• 12 Mar 2024 in Senate: 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
• 12 Mar 2024 in Senate: If Parliament is going to fail because you are losing your independence, that is the beginning of failure of Government. If Parliament is unable to oversight the Executive, you open up avenues for corruption and all that. view
• 12 Mar 2024 in Senate: We, therefore, would like to encourage you and tell you that we are behind you. This is not personal. It is about the Constitution of Kenya. The Executive must be oversighted. We are here equipped, ready, willing and energetic. We want to do it. The old era where people used to do what they like when they are in an Executive Office should be brought to an end. view
• 12 Mar 2024 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, you have seen in this House we have invited Cabinet Secretaries to come and answer questions arising from their portfolio. The Cabinet Secretaries know that this new trend was pioneered by their nominating authority; the President of Kenya, but they still tell us to go to hell. Members, we must exercise the power of the purse of Parliament, if we want the Executive to perform. view