Dr. Bonny Khalwale

All parliamentary appearances

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• 6 Nov 2013 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Is my good friend and Chairman of the Committee on Finance, Commerce and Economic Affairs in order to suggest that I have at any time given this Committee any problem, when the only thing that he knows is that when we contested with him three times, I defeated him? Can I use this opportunity to assure him that there is no election in the Committee and, therefore, he should not feel threatened? view
• 6 Nov 2013 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 6 Nov 2013 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the mark of humility is respect for others. The young Senator from Elgeyo-Marakwet can very well be forgiven because of his inexperience with respect to parliamentary issues. view
• 6 Nov 2013 in Senate: But is he in order to go round, trying to refer to me? When you say I am an errant Member--- view
• 6 Nov 2013 in Senate: That is what you said by reference. Mr. Speaker, Sir, if, indeed, you would think that I am errant, what am I an errant from? Mr. Speaker, Sir, even if that word is allowed to pass as parliamentary, it should be on record that I am a Member of the United Democratic Forum (UDF) and, therefore, because I do not subscribe to Jubilee, I am free to serve on any Committee if it so fits the Jubilee side or the CORD side. I am like-minded with CORD; why are you insisting on me pushing your agenda? Is he in order? view
• 6 Nov 2013 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, there is a culture of bad manners which has developed in this country where people who preside over funds collected to offset hospital and mortuary expenses end up with the money in their pockets. view
• 6 Nov 2013 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker. The facts that have come from the Chairperson include the assertion that Kshs50,000 was given to each family and only six families received the money. He has also said that to date, only Kshs10 million has been received. I raised that concern based on my fear that out of all the contributions that were made by the National Assembly, the Senate, through M-Pesa, pledges by the Government through the President, only Kshs10 million has been accounted for by the Chairperson. Could he undertake to come here with all the accounts of that Fund so as ... view
• 6 Nov 2013 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, public funds are public funds. I did not seek to know who contributed the money. All I said was that there were block arrivals of funds; one from M-Pesa, another from the National Assembly, another from the Senate and another one from the State through the President. I am saying that he should give us an account of the receipt and an account of the expenditures. Surely, he cannot get away with this when he has only accounted for Kshs10 million. He cannot. Those are public funds. view
• 6 Nov 2013 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir for your indulgence. Seventy people died. Our understanding in giving financial support was that the money would go to the 70 families unconditionally. The issue being raised by the Chairman that the money should go, on application, to the families, should not be allowed to pass. The money should be taken to the families and if there is a family that does not require the money, they can always return it to the KRCS. If you do not do that, you will be allowing the Fund to be abused. After all, Simani’s children in ... view
• 6 Nov 2013 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we should not allow the Chairperson to continue with the assertion that this money can only be given to people on a need basis. Everybody is in need. In every family concerned, somebody died. If there is a family which does not need the money, just give it to them and they will return it. view