Dr. Bonny Khalwale

All parliamentary appearances

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• 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
• 5 Dec 2023 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, many Kenyans who have kept abreast with our political history will certainly remember the famous phrase "seven bearded sisters", coined by the former Attorney-General, Sir. Charles Njonjo. Hon. Njonjo was referring to an indomitable cast of parliamentary firebrands and debaters, which included the Hon. Members of the following creed: Hon. Lawrence Sifuna, Hon. James Orengo, Hon. Abuya, Hon. Onyango Midika, Hon. Koigi Wamwere, Hon. Chibule wa Tsuma and Hon. Mashengu wa Mwachofi. What may not be clear to many today is that this name was based on the seven members who were uncompromising in their stands when ... view
• 5 Dec 2023 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, many Kenyans who have kept abreast with our political history will certainly remember the famous phrase "seven bearded sisters", coined by the former Attorney-General, Sir. Charles Njonjo. Hon. Njonjo was referring to an indomitable cast of parliamentary firebrands and debaters, which included the Hon. Members of the following creed: Hon. Lawrence Sifuna, Hon. James Orengo, Hon. Abuya, Hon. Onyango Midika, Hon. Koigi Wamwere, Hon. Chibule wa Tsuma and Hon. Mashengu wa Mwachofi. What may not be clear to many today is that this name was based on the seven members who were uncompromising in their stands when ... view
• 30 Nov 2023 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 30 Nov 2023 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 30 Nov 2023 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, please indulge me under Standing Order No.1. The debate in this House is not just for our consumption, it is meant for the public. Majority of the Members here are good speakers of the English language. Sen. Nyamu spoke of something called Aluta. I do not know what that means in the English language. Mr. Speaker, Sir, pursuant to Standing Order No.105, I request that you allow Sen. Nyamu to tell us what Aluta means. We want to follow her. We need to know what she meant. view
• 30 Nov 2023 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, please indulge me under Standing Order No.1. The debate in this House is not just for our consumption, it is meant for the public. Majority of the Members here are good speakers of the English language. Sen. Nyamu spoke of something called Aluta. I do not know what that means in the English language. Mr. Speaker, Sir, pursuant to Standing Order No.105, I request that you allow Sen. Nyamu to tell us what Aluta means. We want to follow her. We need to know what she meant. view
• 29 Nov 2023 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, we hear you. However, from your communication, the Prime Cabinet Secretary has alerted the Senate this morning. The Cabinet Secretary for National Treasury and Economic Planning has alerted the Senate this morning. It should also occur to this House that this is not the first time the Prime Cabinet Secretary is failing to appear before this House. If this does not imply attitude, then what does? The Prime Cabinet Secretary has an attitude about this House. He thinks that the House is waiting for him so that this morning it discovers that he is not around. He ... view
• 29 Nov 2023 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, you have heard the remarks by the distinguished Senator of Nairobi about the Cabinet Secretary. Is he in order to drag this House into the fights between him and Mr. Mudavadi over the matter of kingship in their community? Is he in order to bring such a matter here? view
• 29 Nov 2023 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.53(1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on the National Security, Defence and Foreign Affairs regarding the killing of four men at Ngano Farm, which is owned by the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) in Turbo Constituency, Uasin Gishu County. In the Statement, the Committee should- (1) Explain the circumstances that led to the killings of Mr. Kenneth Kipkemei, Mr. Shadrach Kipkemei, Mr. Daniel Kiprotich, and Mr. Cornelius Kipkoech, following an incident at the Ngano Farm which is owned by the people of Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) in ... view