Dr. Bonny Khalwale

All parliamentary appearances

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• 29 Oct 2024 in Senate: As a medical expert, I can confirm that disability is poorly documented in this country. It is grossly misunderstood and under-reported. When you tell the politicians to give an opportunity to PWDs to come to these Houses and our county assemblies, they just look at loss of limbs, eyesight, hearing and probably stop there. However, we have a greater population of PWDs that are unable to come out and talk about it. Let me give you an example of the issue of infertility in women. There are many women who have serious problems of infertility and there is no greater ... view
• 29 Oct 2024 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, before I go to the real challenge of this Bill, let me speak to my own experience. We have to be very careful when we are growing up children and fellowshipping with the society. We need to look at legislation to support PWDs to mean giving them an opportunity, but not profiling them as people who are lesser human than the others. Why do I say this? It is because the man who taught me Mathematics, Mr. David Mgaisi Asutsi, was living with disability. He taught me Mathematics and helped me to get Distinction One in ... view
• 29 Oct 2024 in Senate: That is now where I am going and I want us to work together. view
• 29 Oct 2024 in Senate: I will speak through you. Thank you. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I am inviting the Senator to move with me. The fact that you want to amend Article 177 of the Constitution, means you want to amend the Constitution of Kenya. The process of amendment of the Constitution of Kenya is provided for in Article 255. It does not say you can amend the Constitution through amending an Act of parliament. I am bringing you to this because in Article 255(2) of the Constitution, they show you the areas you can only amend through a referendum. One of those areas ... view
• 29 Oct 2024 in Senate: Assembly or Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale or Sen. Crystal Asige can amend. To do that, you have to go back to Kenyans so that they say so through a referendum. What am I saying? In the spirit of your amendment, you are more than 100 per cent right, Senator. You want to give equal opportunity to all Kenyans, including those living with disabilities. You are right. However, in the letter where you are attempting to amend the Constitution through an Act of Parliament, you cannot do it. We must do what you are doing, but take this proposal to Kenyans to ... view
• 29 Oct 2024 in Senate: Inform me. view
• 29 Oct 2024 in Senate: When I see and listen to this level of debate seeing the contribution by Sen. Crystal Asige and hearing the point of information from Sen. M. Kajwang’ is when I wish Members of this Senate and the National Assembly would know that participating in parliamentary business does not end with Questions and Statements. The real business of the House is what we are doing now. It is this kind of debate that makes you a legislator. Sen. M. Kajwang’ I am attempting to interpret the Constitution. What you have done by informing me, you are interpreting the Constitution. Interpretation of ... view
• 29 Oct 2024 in Senate: Sen. Crystal Asige, consult; you will not die from it. Consult experts, and I can fairly say that I am an expert in legislation. I have been around for 20 years. We want to give life to this. We want to do more. We want to remove the fate of People with Disability from the hands of political leaders. They get an opportunity because political leaders of political parties then give them some form of support. We should tweak the law so that People with Disabilities can elect themselves. Sen. Crystal Asige, you can still win an election. You do ... view
• 27 Oct 2024 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 27 Oct 2024 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the issue raised by the Senator of Vihiga County is very important. The only window left to the Chair on such a ruling is for him to come and inform the House that upon verifying the documents that were submitted, he was either convinced or not convinced that the matter had been substantiated. The people of Kakamega are keenly following because they want to hear whether the matter has been substantiated. The moment it is, the people of Kakamega are going to court to sue the Senate for throwing out the Senator for Kakamega on that ... view