Dr. Bonny Khalwale

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 5801 to 5810 of 9685.

• 26 Sep 2013 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, thank you so much. This is such a critical issue. I am glad that the Chairman is also a doctor of medicine like me, although he is my junior. Given that the Government has given a ceiling of six months, I would like the assurance from the Chairman of the Committee that the same Government, if they find that within six months, various counties or all the counties are not able to meet this particular requirement, they would give an extension. Otherwise, we run a real risk of all doctors and all nurses preferring to work ... view
• 26 Sep 2013 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Before we leave this particular order, last week, the Chair of the Committee on Agriculture, Land and Natural Resources told the Senate that he was going to respond on the important issue of COMESA safeguard measures that are currently protecting sugar farming in the sugar zones of the country. He was responding to a request for a Statement which I had raised three months ago. Today is the last day of the week--- The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this ... view
• 26 Sep 2013 in Senate: Are we not on Statements? view
• 26 Sep 2013 in Senate: With due respect, I withdraw. view
• 26 Sep 2013 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Thank you for the indulgence. The Statement that has just been made by the Senate Majority Leader brings to light something that is starting to disturb me. The business that goes on in the RBC, how much do you try to pursue the various submissions that Members of this Senate have made? I have made submissions for three Bills; we have the Bill on the Flags and Emblems which has gone through the First Reading, but we are yet to hear when it will go through the Second Reading. I have ... view
• 26 Sep 2013 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Indeed, I want to thank the Senate Leader of the Majority who is my junior in age and experience in legislative matters--- view
• 26 Sep 2013 in Senate: Yes, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. It is relevant to this extent; that in the Tenth Parliament, the House Business Committee (HBC) was a preserve of the Executive. But with benefit of hindsight, we then amended the standing orders so that Members of the Opposition would have representation on the HBC, which has become in this particular Senate, the RBC. The reason was that Members of that Committee from the Executive were only fast-tracking Government Business and ignoring private Members’ Business. So, the reason we have Members of the Opposition on this Committee today, with all due respect to the Senate ... view
• 26 Sep 2013 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Indeed, my sympathies to the people of Mandera and Wajir counties who went through this last night. But could the Chairman also further come with an answer that will confirm whether the National Intelligence Service (NIS) gave them prior intelligence on the--- view
• 26 Sep 2013 in Senate: Yes, I am, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 26 Sep 2013 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir--- view