Dr. Bonny Khalwale

All parliamentary appearances

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• 19 Sep 2023 in Senate: Some of the churches and I would not wish to name any would go on playing their drums, shouting and preaching late into the night and this causes pollution. With that, slowly by slowly people lose their hearing capacity. Is it lost on you Members that some of the very loud preachers --- I know my very brother Bishop is looking at me with very keen eyes. I am speaking technically not emotionally. It should not be lost on us that if you listen to a preacher who preaches most of the time, they tend to speak louder because they ... view
• 19 Sep 2023 in Senate: Certainly, the gracious lady may inform me. view
• 19 Sep 2023 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I apologize to my sister, Sen. Kavindu Muthama if in any way my statement was an affront to preachers. However, doctors will tell you that hearing is a manifestation of successful communication. That is why we are making a Bill today for deaf people in order to assist them communicate with people. In a public rally, the reason why one raises their voice is because medically, the intellect of the mind is tuned to inform you that as you speak, the people you are speaking to must hear you. As you strain yourself, shouting to ... view
• 19 Sep 2023 in Senate: I urge the public to know that there are interventions we can make to reduce the number of people with deafness or diminished hearing capacity. You would make a huge contribution if you gave good maternal care to pregnant women and good neonatal care to newly born children. Most people who are on social media have access to modern telephony and have a good education are the minority community of our Nation and they may take these matters lightly. We also encourage people to have positive methods of communicating with children. A teacher might think a child is foolish if ... view
• 31 Aug 2023 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I missed the House. I was away for one week when the President visited my county. I followed you online and I congratulate you for the good work. I extend my congratulations to the Governor of Vihiga County, His Excellency Hon. (Dr.) Ottichilo for his forwardness in legislation when he came up with this Bill. We joined the National Assembly as the Senate and agreed with them. 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
• 31 Aug 2023 in Senate: The amendments that have been proposed as Sen. Wambua has said are long overdue. My take is as follows: I remember many years ago when I was in Malinya Primary school. We were taught basic science. We were told human beings breathe out carbon dioxide and the trees breath out oxygen. Human beings take in oxygen and the trees take in the carbon dioxide. At that time, we used to play around with it. However, Mr. Muliolo the then headmaster at the primary school would go further and say “let nobody play around with Kakamega Forest”. Those were many years ... view
• 31 Aug 2023 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have no problem. view
• 31 Aug 2023 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker. African heads of state will come to this country to seek common rules to tap into the carbon market. The reason why this is taking place is because we want to develop a common set of rules to govern the benefits that African people will get from the international fast-growing carbon market. It is very refreshing to know that there is such human traffic coming into this country and it is the trend everywhere. I was in Mombasa City County five days ago and I was amazed that all the hotels right from the Serena ... view
• 10 Aug 2023 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I beg to lay the following Papers on the Table of this Senate, today Thursday, 10th August, 2023- view
• 10 Aug 2023 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, similarly, you have to guide the House. You cannot move the Motion because you are the Chairperson. Kindly indicate who is going to move the Motion. view