Dr. Bonny Khalwale

All parliamentary appearances

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• 8 Apr 2010 in National Assembly: 10 Thursday, 8th April, 2010(P) satellites, and also explain why the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK), as the regulator, has allowed the company to use its monopoly in satellite TV transmission to charge Kenyans so exorbitantly? (c) Could the CCK compel the company to review the exploitative charges and levy similar charges in Kenya as South Africa? view
• 8 Apr 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would like to remind the Assistant Minister that we are now living in a global village. In South Africa, DSTV charges the consumers R499 which is an equivalent of around Kshs4, 990 for 80 channels. This reduces to Kshs61 per channel. In Kenya, we have about 30 channels and our subscribers pay Kshs6, 000 per month. This reduces view
• 8 Apr 2010 in National Assembly: 11 Thursday, 8th April, 2010(P) to Kshs200 per channel. Could the Assistant Minister tell us why the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK), the regulator of the service, has not addressed this differential of Kshs200 per channel in Kenya vis-Ă -vis Kshs61 per channel in South Africa? view
• 8 Apr 2010 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Is the Assistant Minister in order to mislead the House that DSTV is not dominant when we know for a fact that DSTV enjoys monopoly in this country? view
• 8 Apr 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would like the Minister to tell us the benefits that Kenya Premier League and the teams within the league access by virtue of coverage by DSTV, and especially, what royalties they are paying to AFC Leopards, whose footage, is being used worldwide. This is very important because Tiger Woods for his footage is paid US$10 million every time it shows. If they do not want to pay US$10 million to AFC Leopards, they should consider that the lowest that anybody is paid worldwide for appearing on Supersport is US$100,000. When will he ensure that AFC Leopards ... view
• 8 Apr 2010 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. It is the same question about charges. DSTV is doing business in this country and we want to see what benefits accrue to the Kenya Premier League teams and more importantly, AFC Leopards, which does not receive any royalties for the footage that appears worldwide. Tiger Woods is paid US$10 million--- view
• 8 Apr 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I thank you for that and I would do exactly like that but can you kindly allow me then to ask my second question since that one has been denied. view
• 8 Apr 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to seek a Ministerial Statement from the Prime Minister in his capacity as the supervisor and co-ordinator of all our Ministries and Government view
• 8 Apr 2010 in National Assembly: 21 Thursday, 8th April, 2010(P) functions. This is in respect of the forthcoming referendum on the new Constitution. I would like him to clarify the following issues:- (a) What the Government is doing to avert a repeat of the 2005 Referendum when our Cabinet was split right in the middle leading to the violent Referendum of 2005 that many people think was a precursor to the bloody post-election violence of 2008. (b) Could the Prime Minister tell us whether the call by the Vice-President and Minister for Home Affairs, Mr. Kalonzo Musyoka, and the Minister for Agriculture, Mr. William Samoei ... view
• 7 Apr 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, when I look at the list which the Minister has given to us, very many of these corporations have their CEOs out of office because they are undergoing investigations. The fact that so many of them are under investigations confirms our fears that most of these corporations are being used deliberately to siphon public funds. Could the Minister give the House an update of the state of those investigations, and if possible table here progress reports, because for all we know, nothing might be going on in terms of investigations? view