Dr. Bonny Khalwale

All parliamentary appearances

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• 2 Apr 2025 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Allow me to congratulate the new Cabinet Secretary for his presence in this Ministry. The country remembers that His Excellency, the President because of the waiting he put on this issue, he actually assigned special responsibilities to the former Deputy President to do what you are doing now and we did not see his footprints. In a short time, you have blown a strong breath of hope in the coffee sector. Mr. Speaker, Sir, before I ask, I want to acknowledge your answer in part (c) where you have spoken to the coffee revitalisation strategy ... view
• 2 Apr 2025 in Senate: Finally, Madam Temporary Speaker, with your permission, the blueprint which you have attempted to give in (c) gives a lot of hope to all farmers across the country, including our own home for you and I, Kakamega. The people of Shitoli Factory in Idakho Central of Ikolomani, like Kimuri are waiting to hear how much money you have put in the budget to ensure that Shitoli Factory in Ikolomani, like many others, can actually be revitalised. view
• 2 Apr 2025 in Senate: On appoint of order, Madam Temporary Speaker. 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
• 2 Apr 2025 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, this is very important. In Kirinyaga, farmers were paid as high as Kshs151 per kilogramme while in Mount Elgon and most parts of Western Kenya, the payment ranged between Kshs20 and 30. Could the Cabinet Secretary clarify the differential such that farmers doing the same good job are paid Kshs21 in Western, but in Kirinyaga they are paid Kshs151? view
• 2 Apr 2025 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I was pursuing Standing Order No.105. That is why I was struggling on accuracy of what is being stated, but you have shown and the Cabinet Secretary has heard me. We are concerned. Cabinet Secretary, we have gone full throttle. We are telling farmers to plant, but Kshs21 against Kshs151? view
• 1 Apr 2025 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, very happily, I rise to second. I want it to remain clear that the reason we are struggling this much, this late in the financial year, is because Members of the National Assembly agreed on controlling more and more millions of shillings. That is the reason we were forced to remove the Kshs10.5 billion for the Road Maintenance Levy (RML) so that life can go on. Hon. Members of the National Assembly, please, style up. Even if you control the entire budget of Kenya, some of you will win and many of you will lose. Thank you, ... view
• 1 Apr 2025 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. It is only this afternoon that we have approved an additional Kshs410,284,520 to Nyamira County. We have passed it this afternoon. This is how serious this House is. Where is this money going? It is going to the office of the governor, and in accordance with the provisions of this Constitution, he can only spend it after appropriation by the Assembly. view
• 1 Apr 2025 in Senate: The governor must tell us, because that is where the buck stops, which County Assembly will be responsible for allowing him to spend this money. The Controller of the Budget (CoB) is responsible for overseeing the implementation of budgets by county governors. She should also appear before the Committee and tell us that the budget she has been implementing has been passed by which county. It is this level of impunity that is the reason governors assumed the title of His Excellency. view
• 1 Apr 2025 in Senate: I remember in 2014, I moved a draft Bill in this House saying that this position of His Excellency will make governors drunk with power. You can see the evidence. I said in that draft Bill that they will be so drunk with power that that drunkenness will also, by osmosis, affect their wives. As if I were wrong, the governors today call their wives--- view
• 1 Apr 2025 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker--- view