Dr. Bonny Khalwale

All parliamentary appearances

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• 14 Jul 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this Committee became seized of this matter after the matter had been directed to the Committees by the Chair. The Chair was prompted to direct this matter to the Committees because the matter was not conclusively dealt with when it came to the House. The Member of Parliament for Ikolomani had raised a Question by Private Notice at that time, which led to a particular interest whereby the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) discovered that there was an alleged flawed procurement process which had contributed to the pending bills totaling to Kshs2, 094,188,014 relating to the 2007/2008 ... view
• 14 Jul 2010 in National Assembly: million and the X-ray equipment were worth Kshs123.4 million. The sutchers were worth Kshs40.3 million and finally the medical supplies were worth Kshs17.87 million. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, on the 20th of February 2006, M/s. Unimet Supplies and Services launched a complaint to the Public Procurement Complaints Review and Appeals Board against the award of those tenders above. The complaint was dismissed. In its ruling the Board observed that once a Local Purchase Order (LPO) was issued, a binding contractual relationship was established and the parties to the same were bound by the contract. In May 2006, the Ministry of ... view
• 14 Jul 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the second order we obtained was leave to apply for an order of mandemus compelling the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health to accept medical equipment and drugs supplied under LPO Nos.0061843, 0061880, 0061967 and tender award No.SD/KEN/RU-HEA-2/98/25/IS. Further, they obtained the order of leave to apply for orders prohibiting the Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission (KACC) from interfering with the applicant’s items of trade or its offices, and the items of trade confiscated on 29th March, 2006 be returned to the applicant’s, save for the copies of view
• 14 Jul 2010 in National Assembly: documents required for their investigations. Finally, the order of prohibition directed to the KACC and the Attorney-General prohibiting them from filing criminal charges against Dr. Shadrack Mwiti Ithinji, the MD of Dol International Limited with respect to the LPOs. I have attached a copy of the court order and it is Annex 2. view
• 14 Jul 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, arising from the court ruling, the Office of the Attorney- General’s professional assessment of the subject matter was that the Ministry takes appropriate action to avoid potential litigation for breach of contract without prejudicing investigations. The Attorney-General also observed that the doctrine of value for money be applied to this matter since the Ministry was satisfied with both quality and prices of the switches. He, however, pointed out that the Ministry’s compliance with the contractual obligations depended on the outcome of his consultations with KACC. In its letter, reference KACC/Invoice 6/14 Vol.IV (82) dated 9th March, ... view
• 14 Jul 2010 in National Assembly: In January 2009, KACC commenced anti-corruption case No.15 of 2009 at Makadara Criminal Courts whereby the Managing Director of Dol International and the associated companies, Dr. Shadrack Mwiti Ithinji and others, namely; Andrew Oyira Nyambeche, Samwel Mwangi Ndirangu, Zacharia Bolo Awino and Julius Thairu Muraguri were all charged with different offences under the Anti-Corruption and Economic Crimes Act and the Penal Code relating to tendering and procurement of LPOs No.0061843, 0061880, 0061967 and tender award No.SD/KEN/RU-HEA-2/98/25/IS. On 22nd June, 2010, the anti-corruption case No.15 of 2009 at the Makadara Courts was finally determined and all the accused persons were acquitted ... view
• 14 Jul 2010 in National Assembly: (i) The Ministry of Medical Services should take quick and immediate action aimed at safeguarding public funds from possible loss, considering that some of the goods like the switches will expire by December 2010, barely six months from now. (ii) The PS, Ministry of Medical Services, should put in place sufficient measures to ensure that procurement of goods and services at the Ministry is transparent and accountable so as to avoid suspicion, leading to unnecessary investigations and court cases that end up delaying the whole process as evidenced in this particular case. (iii) The KACC should, in future, ensure that ... view
• 14 Jul 2010 in National Assembly: With those few remarks, I request that the House passes this Motion as tabled before it. view
• 14 Jul 2010 in National Assembly: With those few remarks, I beg to move and ask hon. Chairman of the Departmental Committee of Health to second me. view
• 14 Jul 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to use this opportunity to thank the Members of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) and the Departmental Committee on Health for the commitment they demonstrated when we were tackling this matter. I would also like to thank Parliament for the way they have expediently handled this very important matter. I would also like to thank all the hon. Members who have been able to make contributions this morning in support of this very important Motion. view