Dr. Bonny Khalwale

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 4601 to 4610 of 9741.

• 17 Jun 2015 in Senate: Gender! Gender! view
• 17 Jun 2015 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I rise to support this Bill. However, I am supporting it purely for purposes of record. I would like it to be recorded in the HANSARD that we spoke, the Government heard but it chose to hide in the “Lower House”, ignored the wisdom of the “Upper House” and the country did not move at the pace it could have moved. I say this because in the first year, when we did the Division of Revenue Bill, we were ignored. We went to the Supreme Court and threatened to amend the Constitution. That caused that Bill ... view
• 17 Jun 2015 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I think my good friend, the Senator, should have the patience to live with facts, especially when they are coming from a doctor of Medicine. A birth rate of 45 means that for every 1,000 women, there are 45 deliveries. In Kiambu, it is 37. When you now factor it into the general population, Kakamega has more people than Kiambu. So, you cannot run away from it. People are just practicing bad governance. Let me not concentrate on that; you can challenge me in your own contribution. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the next thing that I ... view
• 16 Jun 2015 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. The matters raised by the petitioner actually crosscut very many counties. The issue of ambulances is not only in Mandera but also in Kakamega, Kisii and many other counties which I do not want to enumerate. The sad thing is that the boss of Red Cross, Mr. Abbas Gullet, literary looked for Governors to get them to sign these contracts. The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission should also move into these particular contracts, investigate the Governors who are concerned and the role that was played by the leadership of the Red Cross. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I ... view
• 16 Jun 2015 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. Is the Jubilee Senator in order to condemn beautification of Nairobi due to the forthcoming visit by Obama, when the entire Jubilee unanimously moved billions of shillings for beautification of Nyeri during the beatification of the nun there? Is she in order, given that when they moved those billions for that exercise they never sought for Parliamentary approval? view
• 16 Jun 2015 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. It is clear under our rules of debate that a Senator must be responsible for the factuality of whatever they state during debate. She has told us, and I am very happy to hear, that the beautification and clean-up of Nyeri was done and the Catholic Church actually paid for it. Could she support that statement with facts to demonstrate that it was not the Government of Kenya, or the county government, but the Catholic Church which did that good work? Otherwise, she will be misleading the House. Could she table ... view
• 16 Jun 2015 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, indeed, it is my responsibility, but again, may I remind the Senator that a Senator is not expected to substantiate that which is already in the HANSARD. It is in the HANSARD of this House that I rose and demanded for a Statement about the same for Obama, that the debate of Nyeri also arose. We were assured that if funds will be available then roads in Kogelo and Kisumu will be done in the same way that they were done in Nyeri. My understanding is that since that Statement came from the Government, they were ... view
• 16 Jun 2015 in Senate: On a point of information, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I would like to thank Sen. Elachi for accepting to be informed. I want to inform her that there is no change by virtue of creating the new Ministry of Water and “something.” The only thing that was added in that place was the Cabinet Secretary. Otherwise, the Principal Secretary, the deputy and everybody else were there in that particular department. So, there is no justification whatsoever. Therefore, I agree with you that we will hold them to account in 2016 because it is a joke. view
• 15 Jun 2015 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise to support this Motion. In support, there are two things that are in my mind. I will, therefore, keep my contribution very brief. My first one is that for a very long time, since we came to this House, we have managed to convince ourselves and the public that we are the House of reason. However, thousands of kilometres away from this country, in a war zone, I had reason to believe that beyond being the House of reason, we can borrow something from Poland. In Poland, the Senate is the House of ... view
• 15 Jun 2015 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise to support this Motion. In support, there are two things that are in my mind. I will, therefore, keep my contribution very brief. My first one is that for a very long time, since we came to this House, we have managed to convince ourselves and the public that we are the House of reason. However, thousands of kilometres away from this country, in a war zone, I had reason to believe that beyond being the House of reason, we can borrow something from Poland. In Poland, the Senate is the House of ... view