Dr. Bonny Khalwale

All parliamentary appearances

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• 31 Jul 2013 in Senate: The second thing I would like the Chair to clarify is that this issue came up yesterday but you attempted to sweep it under the carpet. Yesterday, I observed that in the Bill that was moved by the Senate Leader of Majority, the money which was available for conditional allocation was indicated as Kshs43 billion. Now, in your new matrix, you have shared out Kshs20 billion. Could you tell us what happened to the Kshs23 billion that is now missing here and which Treasury had already told us in its Bill that it was available and ready for sharing? If ... view
• 31 Jul 2013 in Senate: Mr. Chairman, Sir, I want to support strongly the Committee in the new way that they have brought the schedules. Indeed, it makes it clearer. However, I want to observe the following. The seriousness of what we are doing now reminds this House of the practice in the National Assembly. When a matter like this is being tackled at the National Assembly, usually the technocrats from the Treasury will sit in the galleries, so that they take note of the comments that we make. When the Chairman is cornered, they are able to feed him with quick answers on the ... view
• 31 Jul 2013 in Senate: Mr. Chairman, Sir, having said that, yesterday, the Chairman promised that he was going to furnish us with an appendix showing the list of donor-funded projects, which are the reason we have discrepancies in the conditional allocations. Could I request that the Chairman of the Committee gives us this appendix? We want to know which projects are being funded by the donor funds in our respective counties so that should this money be misapplied, we can then carry out proper oversight. view
• 31 Jul 2013 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Chairman, Sir. One of my points of order was directed at the Chairman of the Committee and another one to the Chairman of the Committee of the Whole. However, you were consulting and that is, probably, why you did not hear. For this exercise to be given the seriousness that it deserves, I had requested that you consider directing technocrats from the Ministry as they do during budget process, to sit in the Speaker’s Gallery for them to capture the proceedings of the House and to instantly give answers to the Chairman of the Committee. It requires ... view
• 31 Jul 2013 in Senate: I am, Mr. Chairman, Sir. view
• 31 Jul 2013 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I rise on a point of order, conscious of the fact that now this is the final nail. Having religiously gone through the County Allocation of Revenue Bill and, therefore, demonstrated to all and sundry that we are committed to sending money to all our counties, I wish to request Members to think deeply about this. When the Senate passed the Division of Revenue Bill, some hon. Members in the National Assembly and the Executive thought that they could do without the Senate and they ignored us completely. It is now ... view
• 31 Jul 2013 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, so as to send a very clear message to all Kenyans, that the Senate is there forever, and the President can never do without both Houses--- view
• 31 Jul 2013 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise under Standing Order No.51 (30) to move that the vote on the Third Reading be postponed to another day, to give the President time to reflect on the wrong that he did to the Constitution of Kenya. view
• 31 Jul 2013 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, under Standing Order No.51 (3) any Senator can move that a vote be adjourned. I have said that if we adjourn, we will be sending a very clear message that whoever thought we can proceed with only one House, it is not possible. We are not doing this in bad faith, but so that in the next 12 hours or so, the President can reflect on it and realize that in this Senate, we have people who are equal to the task. view
• 31 Jul 2013 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I wanted that it be clear on the record, that I jumped the gun. On this point of order, which you have already dealt with, you have now settled my mind. But then allow me to now make my contribution on this matter. view