Dr. Bonny Khalwale

All parliamentary appearances

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• 11 Jun 2014 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, you notice that this was my Motion and what was remaining was division. I rise to request that we delay the voting a little bit so that more Senators can stream in because of the obvious presence of lower than threshold numbers. view
• 11 Jun 2014 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, indeed what Sen. (Dr.) Machage is raising is not coming up for the first time. Since you do not have eyes in this House, you do not know what is going on now. You cannot see what is going on. If you look on the Government side, there are only three Senators. The Leader of the Majority is not there; also, the Mover of the Motion is not view
• 11 Jun 2014 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to thank the Mover of this Motion and; understanding that she has a very strong civil society background where lobbying even moves mountains, one can understand very well because the gist of this Motion is that we want to encourage our Government to lobby. She therefore wants, through this Motion, to urge the Government to lobby for something which is good, namely, job opportunities and the other good things which even the Seconder has suggested. Having looked at this Motion, I am persuaded that we should oppose it. We should oppose it because Parliament does ... view
• 11 Jun 2014 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. With all due respect, we will be misleading ourselves and the whole country if this House gives the impression that our armed forces are not given a chance. If anything, Kenya has been given sufficient chances by the UN and we should be registering our thanks. Kenya was in Bosnia, Kosovo, Cote d’Ivoire and we are now in Somalia. It is important for us to give factual information about these things. In fact, Maj. Ong’ayo, the Commander in Bosnia, the husband to my niece died there. I know these things. Is he ... view
• 10 Jun 2014 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I am sure that the Senate Majority Leader was not referring to my character when he referred to “some Senator who is prolific in matters alcohol.” Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to second this Bill because this is a very practical Bill. It is my father, who died many years ago, who told me that there are three things in life which you cannot take away from a man. Unfortunately, I can remember only two; I have forgotten the third one. The first one is that men like alcohol. Secondly, he said that men like ... view
• 10 Jun 2014 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would like the House to bear with me. view
• 10 Jun 2014 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, so that my time does not go, I think that we can allow Members to comment on some of the points that I am making during their contribution. It is my opinion. view
• 10 Jun 2014 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am quite alive to those facts. That is why I am saying that if you were to bear with me regarding some of the comments that I am making, you can react to them during your contribution. I am supporting this Bill, because it is important that we control alcohol in this country. But in the process of controlling alcohol, we should also not be unreasonable. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I was saying – and if the Senate Majority Leader cares to listen to me, because I am responding to his point of order – that members ... view
• 10 Jun 2014 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I did not in any way speak in the absolute but I am also encouraged by the realization that my colleague Senator is a layman in science. So, he does not know these things. view
• 10 Jun 2014 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to support and thank the Mover of the Motion. We are going to take this particular legislation very seriously and work on this--- view