Dr. Bonny Khalwale

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 8001 to 8010 of 9741.

• 8 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order Mr. Speaker, Sir. Is the Leader of Government Business in order to mislead the House that this was a collective Cabinet decision when a principal partner of the coalition; the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) held a Press conference and told the country a position contrary to what he is telling Parliament today? view
• 8 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I would like you to guide me. What the Minister has just said on Clause 9(14) is very crucial and important. Could he confirm whether that insertion was with the concurrence of the CIC? view
• 8 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I do not wish to interrupt the Minister, but I was thinking that because this is just one of the many constitutional Bills that will go through the hands of the CIC, it would be useful for the Chair to give a firm position, so that the CIC is guided in understanding what happens when they are arm-twisted to have a Bill that is contrary to their expectations. It would be important that this House guides the CIC. view
• 3 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to ask the Minister for Agriculture the following Question by Private Notice. (a) Is the Minister aware that food production is threatened by the rapidly escalating prices of fertilizer? (b) Why has the Revolving Fund for Stabilization of Fertilizer Prices that was initiated in 2010, through which the Government released funds for purchase and subsequent sale of subsidized fertilizer for farmers, stalled? (c) What measures is the Minister taking to arrest the above situation? view
• 3 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, when the Government released Kshs3.57 billion for the purchase of fertilizer, the agent for selling that fertilizer at a subsidized fee was the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB). Could the Assistant Minister Table the accounts of that particular figure of money in view of the fact that the fertilizer was not eventually given to farmers for free? The fertilizer was sold! He needs to table the accounts so that the House can familiarize itself with the position of that particular account of Kshs3.57 billion. view
• 3 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, in the Report of the Public Accounts Committee, which we tabled in this House a few months ago, and which the House adopted, the Controller and Auditor-General confirmed that a company called “Kenron” went into negotiations with Government in the early 1970s and Kenyans incurred a loan, which is being paid as we speak irrespective of the fact that the Government of former President Moi, which lasted for 25 years, refused to pay that loan. In view of the fact that some of the senior Ministers who are serving in the current Government were also in the ... view
• 3 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the reason why the Roasterman, Sigalagala, Ikolomani, Shinyalu and parts of Sabatia mines closed down in 1952 was because of the emergency period. Hon. Michuki went on and became the first District Officer in Kakamega and he knows the truth about this. view
• 3 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Assistant Minister knows very well that the gold mines were abandoned because of the emergency period and not that the deposits had been exhausted. Why would a Government, led by a Minister who saw it with his own naked eyes, led by a President who together with the late Tom Mboya held a rally on the ground where we have built the Kenya Commercial Bank, sit there and subject the people of Western Province to poverty and refuse to explain this query? view
• 3 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: The Assistant Minister has told us that in one of the smaller deposits in Migori there is gold worth Kshs186 billion. That is the smaller one. So, when you come to Kakamega where we have the largest, we are probably talking about trillions of shillings. When is the Government going to remove poverty in this area by investing so that we exploit gold? view
• 3 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I want to thank you for ensuring that what I had raised is incorporated in the Vice-President’s Statement. But, kindly, could he be advised that it goes beyond the expenditure at his Ministry? We would like to know what came from the Office of the President, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the National Assembly of Kenya and your Ministry. view