Dr. Bonny Khalwale

All parliamentary appearances

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• 8 May 2013 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I do not know what is burning honorable colleagues. Is it really in order for an honorable Senator to use unparliamentary and unpleasant language to a colleague? I would beg that you rule that the Senate Majority Leader withdraws that language. He does not need to apologize because I do not need an apology. I am saying this because I am not freelancing; I have been elected by the United Democratic Front (UDF) party which has three Senators, one Governor, 12 Members of Parliament and 57 Members of the County Assembly and I do not have to ... view
• 7 May 2013 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 7 May 2013 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise on a point of order to seek clarification or direction from the Chair. It is now in the public domain that there seems to be either a standoff or a misunderstanding between the Commission for Revenue Allocation (CRA) and the Treasury. The country is made to understand that there is a disagreement on how much money the Treasury intends to disburse to the devolved governments. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to refer you to Article 217 of the Constitution on Division of Revenue. If you allow me, Article 217 reads as follows:- “Once every five ... view
• 7 May 2013 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to move the following Motion:- THAT, aware that during the first years after independence the best equipped public schools were established in certain regions of Kenya to the exclusion of other regions, resulting in such regions having undue advantage in producing educated manpower; appreciating that the introduction of the devolved system of Government in the Constitution of Kenya, 2010, was aimed at achieving equalization of development and other opportunities, including education across the country; noting that the Government has lately embarked on establishing more public universities in the country and further concerned that the majority ... view
• 7 May 2013 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the purpose of putting these objectives in the Constitution was intended to force the Executive to observe these provisions, so that never again would we live in a country which is as unequal as Kenya is today. For the interest of hon. Senators, I would like to refer them to Article 174 of the Constitution that speaks to the Objects of Devolution. Mr. Speaker, Sir, Article 174(b) of the Constitution says:- “The objects of the devolution of government are- (b) to foster national unity by recognizing diversity; The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for ... view
• 7 May 2013 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the third President of the Republic of Kenya, the hon. Mwai Kibaki. Thank you for the correction. I plead that they expedite the expansion of the Faculty of Nursing at MMUST, so that it becomes a fully fledged school of medicine. In view of what the immediate former President stated when he was at Kakamega Provincial General Hospital, I would like the Government, to expedite the expansion of the hospital to a teaching and referral hospital that will be affiliated to MMUST. Mr. Speaker, Sir, before I conclude, I want to comment on the quality of education ... view
• 7 May 2013 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 7 May 2013 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am rising to seek a further clarification from you because when political parties were nominating senators, they were not nominating them because of the geographical area they come from; they were nominating them as their party members. Mr. Speaker, Sir, when a Senator claims to belong to a particular delegation, what is the lowest denominator that connects that senator to that delegation? Is it the certificate of birth; or is it as a registered voter? I would like that you make it clear because we have a few people who will find – and I know ... view
• 7 May 2013 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. This Senate is now building its own practice and traditions. You just said that you have named tellers for the Jubilee Coalition and for the CORD Coalition. Probably, you want to think about this. Some of us think that you are referring to the tellers for the Majority and the tellers for the Minority. Traditionally, in Parliament, we do not vote using parties. view
• 7 May 2013 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I consulted Sen. Kanainza and she asked me to vote yes. view