Dr. Bonny Khalwale

All parliamentary appearances

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• 16 Mar 2023 in Senate: year in, year out. We should be against plantation forests. I have done my audit and realized that the majority of plantation forests in this country are because of the cypress and eucalyptus trees. Those two trees were never meant for Kenya or Africa in general. They were imported into our Continent. If you come from anywhere you have seen a plantation forest of cyprus, walk in there. It is such a harsh species of plant that does not allow other plant to grow underneath. When you bring it down, it leaves the entire area bare. On the other hand, ... view
• 16 Mar 2023 in Senate: in my home. I challenge you if you have such a tree in your home, I surrender my salary for this month to you. It is beautiful. This is what nature is. Having said that, I have the length and breadth of this Republic of Kenya. Without belittling any community, I want to tell you the story of my community. I do not know who taught my community, but they believe in forests. An ordinary home is not a home unless there are trees in the homestead. However, if you go to many parts of this country, homesteads are just ... view
• 16 Mar 2023 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 Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 16 Mar 2023 in Senate: rain per year in Kakamega County is agroforestry. It is doable in Samburu County. The trees then create a cycle and cause the rain. Therefore, the rain will always be there and drought is a foreign thing. You can imagine that in a year, we have nine months of rain at the very minimum. I wish to end my contribution by remembering my former colleague in this House, Prof. Wangari Maathai. She was a great woman. When she ran for President in 1997, my brother, colleague and friend, Michael Kijana Wamalwa, was also running for President. If it had not ... view
• 16 Mar 2023 in Senate: If your point of order is challenging me on that one, I can substantiate many times. view
• 16 Mar 2023 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, if you were to allow me, I could vary the contribution, so that it sits pretty with my younger brother and Senator for Uasin Gishu County. However, since we want to keep track, you have heard me. I do not know whether it is the DNA in him or the correctness or wrongness of what I have said, that is guiding him. I was giving that example because in the fullness of time, if we really believe in this Republic, one day, we will have to discuss historical injustices including unjustified wealth. I am not going ... view
• 16 Mar 2023 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 Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 16 Mar 2023 in Senate: This is the unjustifiable wealth that we are talking about. We have nothing against anybody. I believe in property ownership, in fact, a lot of property so long as you sweat for it. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I have been following your history long before you came here. I see how hard you have worked in your legal practice. I know you sweated for the little money that brought you here. You spoke English in the Magistrates’ Courts; the High Courts; the Court of Appeal; and even addressed the Supreme Court, up to and including on Presidential petitions. That is ... view
• 16 Mar 2023 in Senate: Mr Temporary Speaker, Sir, I just wanted to appeal to you. Even if the Statement is conclusive, we have some little supplementary issues on the same. If you could indulge us, please. view
• 16 Mar 2023 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I just wanted to use the opportunity to appreciate the new Government. Can you imagine it is done! I laud the Chair for this very rapid response; more importantly, the Cabinet Secretary (CS), Sen. Murkomen. This is the way we want to lead this country. I understand that this was a project for Kshs15 million. I ask the Senator of Embu County to take it easy. Talk to the county engineer. From what I hear, they are talking about a bridge called Baileys Bridge. Bailey's Bridge to the naked eye, you can think that it cannot ... view