Dr. Bonny Khalwale

All parliamentary appearances

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• 20 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Number two, the Attorney-General has complained that unless he removes Section 38 he would not know how to deal with rogue police officers. I want to refer you to Section 47(a) of the Sexual Offences Act. Section 47(a) which is right where you are gives you and the Chief Justice an opportunity to draw rules and regulations that can guide the kind of officers like those who are misleading. So, the law is adequate the way it is. Finally, when this law was brought by hon. Justice Njoki Ndung’u, at that time, rapists were still being jailed. The reason why ... view
• 20 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Chairlady, on that point of order, I want to agree with the hon. Member entirely. view
• 20 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: You will inform me after I make my point. I want to agree with hon. Cecily Mbarire entirely when she says that rape takes place under the cover of something. Most of the criminal activities are not normally done in public. People murder others in private; people steal in private; and people do many things in private, so that they are not caught. That is why these things are called crimes! Secondly, hon. Mbarire cannot attempt to mislead the House that if you rape a woman in your car you will not be discovered. Be up to date! You are ... view
• 20 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Chairlady, for the information of Members, we are on page 1132 of the Bill. This is where the Attorney-General would like to amend the Industrial Court Act. My amendment is to the Schedule. view
• 20 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: I beg to move:- THAT, the Bill be amended in the Schedule by deleting all the amendments proposed to the Industrial Court Act, 2011. view
• 20 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Chairlady, my amendment is intended to stop the Attorney-General - for now - from carrying on with this amendment. Hon. Members, the reason is as follows:- That, if we amend the Bill the way the Attorney-General is proceeding, we will then be robbing the common man; the man who picks coffee in Kiambu; the man who picks tea in Kericho; the man who cuts sugar-cane in Mumias; the cook who cooks in your house and the watchman who works with G4S from having access to Industrial Court. view
• 20 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Chairlady, currently, the Industrial Court is the most “Wanjiku friendly” court in Kenya. In that court, an aggrieved employee can approach the court without hiring the services of a lawyer. Using the simple procedures that are today in the Industrial Court, he or she can be able to argue their case successfully until he or she gets justice. view
• 20 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Chairlady, what enables that man or woman to do that is the Industrial Court procedure rules. Those rules were made within the Industrial Court Act of 2011, which provides as follows:- view
• 20 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: “That in any proceeding to which this Act applies, the Court shall act without undue regard to technicalities and shall not be strictly bound by the rules of evidence except in criminal cases.” view
• 20 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: So, I am appealing to the Attorney-General— view