Dr. Bonny Khalwale

All parliamentary appearances

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• 3 Dec 2014 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, Sir, I thank you for this chance. I want to start by thanking the Speaker of the National Assembly for finally confirming that bicameralism in legislation can work. I also want to thank hon. Chris Wamalwa who is the brainchild of this Bill. However, I now want to confirm that I am rising to oppose the Bill. Maybe because hon. Chris Wamalwa was not there in the last Parliament, he might not be knowing the history of fertiliser in this country. In 2009, I had an opportunity to move a censure Motion against a Cabinet Minister on ... view
• 3 Dec 2014 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, Sir, I thank you for this chance. I want to start by thanking the Speaker of the National Assembly for finally confirming that bicameralism in legislation can work. I also want to thank hon. Chris Wamalwa who is the brainchild of this Bill. However, I now want to confirm that I am rising to oppose the Bill. Maybe because hon. Chris Wamalwa was not there in the last Parliament, he might not be knowing the history of fertiliser in this country. In 2009, I had an opportunity to move a censure Motion against a Cabinet Minister on ... view
• 2 Dec 2014 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. The Senator for Embu County is a very experienced politician. It is amazing that he talking his own things. We believe that he is referring to Motion No.8. He has not moved it. view
• 2 Dec 2014 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, he has not moved the Motion. He is just talking his own things. He should move the Motion. After moving the Motion, he can then talk his things. view
• 2 Dec 2014 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I rise to strongly oppose this Motion for two reasons. That we are going through an unprecedented situation in this country. Not during the eras of Presidents Kenyatta Mzee or Kenyatta 1, Moi and Kibaki has this country ever seen this kind of insecurity. I expect that anytime from now, therefore, the President might choose to exercise the powers in the Constitution which provides for him to declare a state of emergency in Mandera or any other part of the country. However, he cannot do so, without the approval of Parliament. Therefore, if we ... view
• 2 Dec 2014 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. Because of the seriousness of the organs of the State, it is, therefore, important for us to send the right 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
• 2 Dec 2014 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I want to start by sending my heartfelt condolences to friends and Members of the families of the 39 victims of the second Mandera massacre. I also want to, at this early stage, congratulate our President for sacking ole Lenku and Kimaiyo. To him, I say, this is too little, too late. Mr. President, did you have to wait for hundreds of Kenyans to be killed right from Bungoma, Likoni, Gikomba, Westgate, Mpeketoni, Kapedo, Mandera I, Moyale, Wajir and Mandera II? This is too little too late. We expected that today, Karangi, the Chief ... view
• 2 Dec 2014 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, with all due respect to Professor, we were told at medical school that when you become a professor, you become learned in such a small area that you forget everything else. Please, when you are a politician, know the world and live in this country. I want to congratulate the young activist--- view
• 2 Dec 2014 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the distinguished Senator from Baringo should read the dictionary meaning of the word “paramilitary.” I want to use this opportunity to congratulate the young activists who on Tuesday last week occupied Harambee Avenue. We created pressure and the same cowards said that we had been paid by foreigners to occupy the avenue. We occupied Harambee Avenue because of the children who had died in Mandera. We occupied the avenue because of the police officers who had died in Kapedo. That was an act of patriotism. If anything, the only thing it cost me, now I can ... view
• 2 Dec 2014 in Senate: were laughing all the way to the bank. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I thank you and I say Kenya must move out of Somalia because even the US moved out of Iraq, Vietnam and Somalia. This will not be an act of cowardice. Move out, you have finished your work. With those few remarks, I support. view