Dr. Bonny Khalwale

All parliamentary appearances

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• 29 Sep 2015 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, allow me to ride on the statement by the Senator for Nandi County, mainly because the issue is not just limited to Nandi County, but to many other counties, including yours, and mine that also grow tea. In that statement, could the Chairman also clarify about a board in Mombasa that is responsible for tea auctioning? Could he clarify how many people sit on that board, indicate the counties those members originate from and whether it is in keeping with the need to capture regional and ethnic balance, given that tea is grown across the country. ... view
• 29 Sep 2015 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, in conclusion, may I register our objection as a House of equity that farmers in Kenya who are growing the same crop should end up benefitting differently. Why are farmers in Kakamega being paid Kshs40,000 at the end of the year while those in central region receive Kshs120,000 view
• 29 Sep 2015 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, in 2007/2008, Kenyans killed each other because of a disputed election. One of the reasons was that when election results were announced from certain constituencies, people doubted them. There is a very important constituency called the voter in the diaspora. Could the Chairperson tell us what the population of the potential voter in the diaspora is, and so far, what percentage of this population has been registered? It will be extremely dangerous after Kenyans have followed and tracked the local results, and then, somebody announces that presidential candidate “X” has got five million votes from the ... view
• 29 Sep 2015 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I notice that the Speaker’s Gallery is not full. There is a reason it is called “the Speaker’s Gallery” and the other one “the Public Gallery.” What reason is the Office of the Speaker giving for receiving the delegation from Bungoma in the Public Gallery and that from Nyandarua in the Speaker’s Gallery? Does it mean that the delegation from Bungoma does not deserve special recognition from the Speaker? This is very wrong. view
• 29 Sep 2015 in Senate: Thank you Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I find it a catch 22 sought of situation for me to contribute here because of the medical implications of this Bill vis-à-vis the rich culture in which I am grounded. I believe this grounding is not different for all the Senators in this House. I want to congratulate Sen. (Prof.) Lesan, my senior colleague, for this well thought piece of legislation, but at the same time announce that I want to support it but with very far reaching amendments. I support it because of the objective and purposes of the Bill. However, look ... view
• 29 Sep 2015 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I conclude by saying that Clauses 12 and 13 be deleted, Clauses 14 and 15 be retained and the entire Part 5 that structures the establishment of homes and Clauses 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29 and 30 be deleted. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I thank you for the extra one minute. view
• 29 Sep 2015 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I rise to oppose the adjournment. This is because the Bill was moved, seconded and several Senators have spoken to it. That is perfectly in accordance with procedure. If, at this time, the Senator wants to adjourn debate on it, he should first of all tell us why he is doing that. For us who understand rules of procedure, the Senator should have risen to respond as the Mover of the Bill. Are we changing the rules? view
• 24 Sep 2015 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I do not know whether you have noticed that in the Statement being sought, which you have just called out, there is reference to “affected by boda boda crime.” in my view--- view
• 24 Sep 2015 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I am referring to statement (e). It says: “to issue a statement on raising insecurity in Nandi County and other counties affected by boda boda crime.” We are the ones under you who arbitrate on national issues, is it right for this statement which attempts to profile our youth who are engaged in a decent way of earning a living by way of riding boda bodas; is it right to call it boda boda crime? Is there such a thing as boda boda crime? view
• 24 Sep 2015 in Senate: On a point of order. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. Listening to the Deputy Leader of Majority, he is outlining the business of the coming week in a “business as usual” manner, and yet he knows that in the minds of all Kenyans especially parents, teachers and children, the closure of schools remains the most important unresolved national issue. Could he tell the country what the government is going to do in the coming week to unlock this stalemate? view