Dr. Bonny Khalwale

All parliamentary appearances

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• 29 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have no problem with what the Attorney-General has said because you are competent and you are going to make a decision, one way or the other. We shall live with it. But because I am concerned about Standing Orders, maybe as you make that decision, we would like to continue learning and know what difficulty the Attorney-General is finding in allowing the Motion to go on as it is. We should debate the Bill; he has got a whole bloated Government on his side and he can lobby them to support his position; he can also ... view
• 29 May 2012 in National Assembly: But more importantly, my second point is that if the Attorney-General has found that parts of his Bill are offensive, then you should have made that application at the end of the Second Reading because hon. Members – I being one of them – have also found other areas which are equally offensive and which we would like him not to move in the Third Reading of the Bill. view
• 29 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, so that I do not look like I am not being very practical, I find the intended amendment of the Sexual Offences Bill, for example, should not necessarily be moved. If the Attorney-General has looked at what he is attempting to delete – the Attorney-General was not a Member of the last House and I was – we debated this particular section at length. There was wisdom in ensuring that Section 38 of the Act was there. view
• 29 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, allow me to tell the Attorney-General for him to consider also withdrawing it. Section 38 in the law says:- view
• 29 May 2012 in National Assembly: “Any person who makes false allegations against another person to the effect that the person has committed an offense under this Act is guilty of an offence and shall be liable to punishment equal to that for the offence complained of.” view
• 29 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the importance of this was that, also, the people who are suspected and accused of sexual offences, whoever steps forward to make this complaint, should have a case. If you do not protect these kind of people, people knowing that they will not be punished for giving false evidence can run rings around many people, mainly males, and we will wonder where Parliament was when this was being handled. view
• 29 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the second point I would like the Attorney-General to consider withdrawing--- view
• 29 May 2012 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 29 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, allow me on this one to restrict myself on a constitutional issue. This Bill also attempts to amend the industrial court. Constitutionally, the Constitution has provided that any law that is ratified by this country becomes the law of the land. The International Labour Organization (ILO) Convention No.144 tripartite to consultations for International Labour Standards Convention of 1976 was ratified by Kenya on 6th June, 1990. It provides that if there is an amendment like the one that the Minister wants to make, the three social pillars must be consulted. These are the employee, the employer and ... view
• 29 May 2012 in National Assembly: I am sorry, Mr. Speaker, Sir. What I meant--- view