Dr. Bonny Khalwale

All parliamentary appearances

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• 4 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker. Whereas I want to agree totally with Mr. Mututho, the purpose of such a new law is to allow as many Members as possible with enough time for them to give out their ideas which can enrich the law instead of allowing only one short time for people to talk and then we end up with a shoddy piece of legislation. I propose that we continue with this debate even up to next week. view
• 3 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to ask the Minister for Livestock the following Question by Private Notice. (a) Is the Minister aware that the public stands to lose a lot of money if the construction of the recently started Isiolo abattoir project is not immediately stopped, re-evaluated and re-tendered? (b) What measures will the Minister take to ensure that the project is stopped and re-tendered in compliance with the Public Procurement and Disposal Act? view
• 3 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, when the Ministry departs from open tendering to restricted tendering, we start getting worried, and we start smelling a rat. If it is true that the public is going to get value for its money at Kshs122 million, could the Assistant Minister confirm to this House that yes, indeed, the technical committee in the Ministry evaluated, assessed and was convinced that this was round about the figure that this project would cost? view
• 3 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, in view of the hurriedness of giving out this tender, today, it is three months from the time the tender was given. If we want to be assured that the public will get value for money, could the Assistant Minister tell us at this stage, where the project is and how much money has been paid out to the contractor so far? view
• 3 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this is completely unacceptable. We cannot accept it anywhere in Kenya to have only 29.5 per cent of our girls being admitted in secondary schools. The Assistant Minister has given many reasons but he has been quiet about teachers. One of the reasons why these children do not see the need of going to school is that there are no teachers in Marsabit and Isiolo. Could you tell us how many teachers, born and bred in Isiolo, who you admit in Teachers Training Colleges with a view of ploughing them back into the local schools for ... view
• 3 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg that the Assistant Minister answers the question. If he chose to say what they are doing about the school feeding programme where they are feeding children at the school and making them borders at the school to encourage them--- If I ask whether there are teachers in those schools where they are boarding, it is a pertinent question. We do not want them to go there and just be fed, they should also be taught so that children from Marsabit can also be professors like Prof. Olweny. view
• 3 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I want to thank you for asking him to bring us a comprehensive answer. Please, allow me to request the Assistant Minister that when bringing that answer he should appreciate the gravity of this matter. In the rest of the country ECD teachers are paid by the parents. Now with the kind of challenges parents have in the North Eastern, can you tell us the number of ECD teachers in those schools and who pays them? These parents are busy thinking about how to get food and water; they are unlikely ... view
• 3 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is shocking that all these schools, which are in the same constituency, and enjoy the same rainfall pattern--- view
• 3 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, all these schools are in Mumias Constituency, where the climate and risk exposure are the same. What reasons does the Assistant Minister have to give for this arbitrary award of money? Can he justify giving of one school Kshs250,000 whereas another one was given a paltry Kshs180,000 if the purpose was to arrest lightening in all the schools? view
• 3 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. The gist of my question is for him to tell us the cost of achieving total arrest of lightening. If it is Kshs250,000--- view