Dr. Bonny Khalwale

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 7941 to 7950 of 9741.

• 9 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. The reason as to why we are insisting is that we want a clear answer to the effect that these young people are going to be employed. Would I be asking for too much if I requested that we defer this Question for the Assistant Minister to go back and study the Budget, come back on Tuesday next week and assure Kenyans that our people are going to absorbed into permanent employment? view
• 9 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: Yes, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 9 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I believe, and would like the House to forgive me, that this Select Committee was formed in response to the rising cost of living in the country today. If that was the case, then it is important that we appreciate that because of that rising cost of living, Kenyans are suffering and becoming sick due to malnutrition and, indeed, others might be dying. It would, therefore, be superfluous for us to extend the time of this Committee. They should, in fact, be forced to table their findings and recommendations immediately. view
• 9 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to oppose. view
• 9 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Mine is very brief. I was just listening to the hon. Minister, Mr. Kimunya and probably, he has a point that we are supposed to discuss the generalities of the Speech of the Budget. However, if that is the case and if we are discussing for three allotted days, since when in this House did we use allotted days to sort out Motions? If we use these three allotted days, as he proposes now, after the Committee goes through, what shall we call that period at that time? Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for that ... view
• 9 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I rise on Standing Order No.25 which allows me to move that this debate be now adjourned. The reason is that if we so adjourn, then we will achieve the following. One, we will give the view
• 9 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Whereas I have no problem with the ruling that you have just made, the procedure is that, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance having moved the Motion, under Standing Order No.25, you should then put the Question, so that it is negatived. If you do not put the Question, there is no way we will know the thinking of the Membership of this House on the matter. view
• 9 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, our fear is still there that we might exhaust the three Allotted Days and when the Report comes we will not know where to get the time from to do those days. Therefore, Mr. Ogindo rose on a point of order, so that you could guide the House on how we will navigate on this and you are yet to pronounce yourself on the same. Could you, please, guide the House? view
• 8 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to thank my friend and colleague, Elias Mbau for this Motion. However, I want to pose a few questions to this hon. House. Which language in the world is not rooted to a particular ethnic group? Which one? The language that is spoken by the highest number of people in the world is called Mandarin and it is Chinese. The second language is Spanish and it is spoken by the Spanish people. The third language is English and it is spoken by the English people. In fact, what this House is saying ... view
• 8 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Mbau is driven, not because of the language spoken, but by the fact that there is tribalism in our offices. If we just pass this Motion without realizing that we are supposed to cure tribalism, we will end up passing a legislation that goes against the new Constitution. This Constitution in Article 7(3) tells us that the Constitution must promote all Kenyan languages, having recognized that English and Kiswahili are official. So, if we pass it, we will be saying that we want to regulate the very promotion of the ethnic languages that we speak in this country. Number ... view