Dr. Bonny Khalwale

All parliamentary appearances

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• 5 Dec 2023 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.52(1) to make a Statement on a matter of general topical concern, namely; the progress made in the betterment of our nation and Kakamega County, in particular, since the General Elections that were held in August, 2022. 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
• 5 Dec 2023 in Senate: On 8th December, 2023, this week, the Senate will proceed to a recess to mark the end of the Second Session of the current Parliament, a year and two months after the hotly contested 2022 General Elections. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am truly grateful to the people of Kakamega County who voted me in as their Senator, with more than 300,000 votes. I am grateful to the Speaker of the Senate and the Senate membership in general, including the staff who have made our work a stunning success. In particular, I thank fellow Senators who have allowed and supported me ... view
• 5 Dec 2023 in Senate: On 8th December, 2023, this week, the Senate will proceed to a recess to mark the end of the Second Session of the current Parliament, a year and two months after the hotly contested 2022 General Elections. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am truly grateful to the people of Kakamega County who voted me in as their Senator, with more than 300,000 votes. I am grateful to the Speaker of the Senate and the Senate membership in general, including the staff who have made our work a stunning success. In particular, I thank fellow Senators who have allowed and supported me ... view
• 5 Dec 2023 in Senate: currently working on legislation from the National Assembly that seeks to improve sugarcane farming and the sugar industry. Even with all the progress registered, there is still much to do, particularly with regard to the importation of sugar that ultimately impacts negatively on the sugar industry. Therefore, I urge the Presidency and the National Treasury to develop a friendly sugar importation policy that could include an opportunity for sugar out-grower companies to be sharing in the benefit of importation of sugar when there is a deficit. Mr. Speaker, Sir, on the matter of road infrastructure, I am pleased that the ... view
• 5 Dec 2023 in Senate: currently working on legislation from the National Assembly that seeks to improve sugarcane farming and the sugar industry. Even with all the progress registered, there is still much to do, particularly with regard to the importation of sugar that ultimately impacts negatively on the sugar industry. Therefore, I urge the Presidency and the National Treasury to develop a friendly sugar importation policy that could include an opportunity for sugar out-grower companies to be sharing in the benefit of importation of sugar when there is a deficit. Mr. Speaker, Sir, on the matter of road infrastructure, I am pleased that the ... view
• 5 Dec 2023 in Senate: I thank him for having initiated the expansion of the former Kakamega Provincial General Hospital into a 750 bed capacity hospital. I also thank the Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology (MMUST) for establishing a Medical School at the University. It is my dream to have the Medical School of MMUST to partner with the former Provincial General Hospital to ensure that we establish the Kakamega Teaching and Referral Hospital. I thank the President for his commitment towards this and MMUST for their commitment to the realisation of this project. I urge the current Governor of Kakamega County, Hon. ... view
• 5 Dec 2023 in Senate: I thank him for having initiated the expansion of the former Kakamega Provincial General Hospital into a 750 bed capacity hospital. I also thank the Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology (MMUST) for establishing a Medical School at the University. It is my dream to have the Medical School of MMUST to partner with the former Provincial General Hospital to ensure that we establish the Kakamega Teaching and Referral Hospital. I thank the President for his commitment towards this and MMUST for their commitment to the realisation of this project. I urge the current Governor of Kakamega County, Hon. ... view
• 5 Dec 2023 in Senate: I urge the President to go the whole hog and ensure the successful flushing out of all land grabbers, particularly with regard to Bukhungu Stadium land, former showground land, the Approved School land, Mudiri Estate land and Otiende Estate land, that are all in possession of land grabbers. This lands must be repossessed to pave way for the current ambitious plan of development. On to the final matter, I am saddened to report to the people of Kakamega County that the Governor and 12 MPs from Kakamega County, resolved to halt the expansion of Kakamega Airstrip at Ibwichina, Muranda Ward, ... view
• 5 Dec 2023 in Senate: I urge the President to go the whole hog and ensure the successful flushing out of all land grabbers, particularly with regard to Bukhungu Stadium land, former showground land, the Approved School land, Mudiri Estate land and Otiende Estate land, that are all in possession of land grabbers. This lands must be repossessed to pave way for the current ambitious plan of development. On to the final matter, I am saddened to report to the people of Kakamega County that the Governor and 12 MPs from Kakamega County, resolved to halt the expansion of Kakamega Airstrip at Ibwichina, Muranda Ward, ... view
• 5 Dec 2023 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir. Allow me, while still on my feet, to make my second Statement. I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.52(1) to make a Statement on a matter of national and general topical concern, namely; the demise of former Bungoma South and Kanduyi constituencies MP, Hon. Lawrence Sifuna. He passed away on Saturday while undergoing treatment at an Eldoret hospital. We are seated here as the Senate, being a product of decades of constitutional reforms that can be traced to the relentless fight by our second liberation warriors in the 1980s and 1990s. These men and women risked life, ... view