Dr. Bonny Khalwale

All parliamentary appearances

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• 9 Mar 2016 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, doping is now an international problem. In fact, none other than Maria Sharapova, one of the most renowned athletes in tennis has been caught cheating. The people behind this illicit trade are multi billionaires. It is not different from drug peddlers who also are after our youth. Could the chairperson inform the House two things: (1) How have they equipped the Customs and Immigration Department by way of equipment and training so that those products that come in disguised as normal products which are then used by athletes are controlled by being denied entry into our market. ... view
• 9 Mar 2016 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, under the old Constitution, the Ministers and their assistants who used to give what Sen. Kembi-Gitura is calling a satisfactory answer were Members of Parliament like us. The only difference was that they were putting pressure on technocrats in the Ministry to give supplementary information. The Chair should direct that the Chairs of the Committee should not come with the answers as asked but with Statements with supplementary information which they can use to give those answers. As someone who sat in one of the most successful executive as an Assistant Minister during Kibaki’s presidency - successful ... view
• 9 Mar 2016 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, there are two facts. The first one is that if you go to the library here, the Members of Parliament (MPs) who came from the then northern frontier districts (NFD) were complaining over 40 years ago, about this same question of Somalis being called aliens. The second fact is that Kenyans of Somali origin are Kenyans. Could the Jubilee Government tell us whether they are unable to live with Kenyans of Somali origin in this country to the extent of calling Kenyans “aliens”? If the reason is the Immigration Department, what is the Government doing to overhaul ... view
• 9 Mar 2016 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, the House cannot allow Sen. Murkomen to get away with this. Is he in order to suggest that there was no bribery when he is one of those MPs who flew in the six helicopters that were flying in Kericho County and being paid for by taxpayers? Is he in order to mislead the country or are you a supporter of corruption, young Sen. Murkomen? view
• 9 Mar 2016 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I would like to I invite the Chair to find that the Senate Majority Leader is grossly out of order. This is a Motion from the RBC. Therefore, if they agreed that the Senate Minority Leader will move it while the Senate Majority Leader will second it, all he needed to do is second and allow you to propose it. Thereafter, you could have invited anybody else on the other side to oppose or support it. We know that Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki knows these things. He is doing this deliberately. Therefore, I invite you under the Standing ... view
• 9 Mar 2016 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I rise to second this Motion. This is a straight forward procedural matter which I see no problem with. I am impressed by the arrival of Sen. Ndiema, Sen. Ntutu and Sen. Kisasa on this Committee that I have been privileged to Chair for the last two Sessions. It is unfortunate that we have come this far about this Committee. This is a critical Committee of oversight. Owing to my track record in fighting corruption, not just among the devolved governments, but in Kenya in general, I make it absolutely clearly that I will be the first ... view
• 9 Mar 2016 in Senate: You will have your say. It is called debate. view
• 9 Mar 2016 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, with all due respect, sometimes I measure my words very carefully. I did not intend to impute any improper motive on my junior colleague, Sen. Wamatangi. It will help you to remember that a Member of Parliament defines two sets of leaders in this country; a Senator and a Member of the National Assembly. So, by seniority I was not referring to Senator; I was referring to Member of Parliament, which we all are. If you are still in doubt about that seniority, let us leave it to the gallery. The observers will judge whether in the ... view
• 9 Mar 2016 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I rise to oppose the Motion for Adjournment not because it is against the Standing Orders, but because whereas the Standing Orders provide that Sen. Murkomen can move that kind of Motion at any time, the reasons advanced for the adjournment do not merit support. This Motion, as correctly reported to the House by Sen. Elachi and the Senate Minority Leader, was drafted and approved by the Speaker at a session Chaired by the Speaker – the same one who approved – the leadership of this House drawn from both sides of the House sat, debated and ... view
• 9 Mar 2016 in Senate: On a point of order Madam Temporary Speaker. Because of the record, maybe you need to be clearer. The Motion which we have all supported is that the debate be adjourned. But your communication is leaving the impression that by adjourning, we have referred the Motion to the RBC. view