Dr. Bonny Khalwale

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 3801 to 3810 of 9741.

• 13 Apr 2016 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Could the Senator for Nyeri County set the record of the HANSARD straight by substantiating his claim that the CORD coalition is dead? view
• 13 Apr 2016 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Is the Chairman in order to mislead the House that there is no vacuum, when he knows very well that before an international treaty binds Kenya, for example, it has to be domesticated through Parliamentary ratification? Therefore the vacuum that he says does not exist is actually there because those rules and regulations must be domesticated by the county assemblies. Since when did the Senate become a county assembly? view
• 13 Apr 2016 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to comment on the Presidential Address. Let me emphasize that I agree with everybody and, especially the President himself that this was a very important occasion because he was discharging his constitutional right as he is expected under Articles 10 and 132. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate view
• 13 Apr 2016 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am in possession of that affidavit because I have been sued by Ms. Anne Waiguru. I have used the same affidavit as my defence. However, if it pleases Sen. (Dr.) Machage that he would rather that affidavit is not mentioned on the record of the HANSARD, I withdraw. It is not important. It is already on record in the High Court of Kenya. I say these things with a lot of passion. I think about this barefooted old woman in Nyanza--- view
• 13 Apr 2016 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have said that for purposes of the record of this House, then let the mention of the affidavit be expunged from my statement. view
• 13 Apr 2016 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have agonized over this. I have looked at that Standing Order. With the benefit of the High Court ruling, as the opposition we approached the court over the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill for which there was a fracas in the “lower” House. The court ruled that as a court, they were not going to make a statement on “the noise that was in Parliament because those were loud consultations.” I take Standing Order No.24(4), it says “the President shall be heard in silence”, to mean no one can ask for the Speaker to catches his ... view
• 13 Apr 2016 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, Members might be reacting on the spur of the moment. However, the words that I am pronouncing now are the product of hard and long thinking. If is right even in the House of Commons for that noise to be made; if is right in South Africa and India for this to happen, what magic can we do so that we allow the President to be heard in silence and still not muzzle Members who want to consult? The High Court has ruled that all that mayhem where Sen. Muthama was undressed and we were physically maimed ... view
• 13 Apr 2016 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I agree with you. In fact, we were as much surprised. It was our evidence. view
• 13 Apr 2016 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I agree with Sen. Kembi- Gitura. I am not contesting the throwing out of the Member. In fact, the HANSARD has recorded me. I have appealed to the Speaker of the Senate to sit with the Speaker of the National Assembly to consider making the punishment a bit lighter in view of the High Court ruling that those are nothing but just consultations. Mr. Speaker, Sir, that is the point that I wanted to make; that you need to see how best you can allow us to exercise parliamentary democracy. I can assure you that ... view
• 13 Apr 2016 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Sen. Njoroge is right in demanding that I explain what the President had done or said. I cannot because I was not there. You are asking me to be what I cannot be. It is for him and others who were there to challenge me if I am misleading the House when they will be making their interpretation. Mr. Speaker, Sir, may I appeal to Members that there will be times when it is only Parliament that can stop the country from moving into the wrong direction. Therefore, if we start intimidating Members from expressing ... view