Dr. Bonny Khalwale

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 9131 to 9140 of 9741.

• 9 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: I believe that through this Bill, we have an opportunity to put our country on the fast highway of modernization and civilization. We should take a clean break from the Kenya of 1963. We want to make laws that will be in consonant to the post-referendum Kenya that we want this country to move to. It is my hope that once we pass this Bill, it will give an opportunity to any Kenyan who appears before any judge in this country to feel that he or she is appearing before a patriotic judge who is neutral and impartial. They should ... view
• 9 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, it is really regrettable that the Head of State or the Prime Minister would, at any point, want to have their own judges. If, indeed, they are patriotic Kenyans, why did we go through what we saw last week? For those of us who painfully came from those parts of this country that experienced post-election violence, we became extremely anxious last week before the Speaker’s ruling because the tension that had started building in this country reminded me that we are not yet out of the woods. So, if we do not conduct ourselves in an ... view
• 9 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: Today, Kenyans are staggering under the weight of violence and corruption. If you want to fix that violence, the crooks and armed thugs must know that when he gets his day in court, if it requires that he goes in for life imprisonment, he is going to get it. view
• 9 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: But if those crooks will know that, as soon as he appears in court, he starts ringing his relatives who are connected to politicians or men and women of power; or that he is going to buy justice, you will not stamp out violence. It is a shame that a small little country which fortunately learnt from her mistakes - Rwanda--- If you go Rwanda, there are no carjackers. We do not have armed gangs! In Rwanda, in fact, and many of you have been there, you walk in the country side or on the streets--- People walk there all ... view
• 9 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, in the same Rwanda - and I was there two weeks ago - I was humbled to learn that in the state prisons, there were five former Ministers – not from the genocide regime – but former Ministers in the Government of President Kagame. They are now serving their life sentences there because of corruption. That is where we want Kenya to go so that if my friend and soulmate, Mr. Orengo---If I catch him as the Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), then the best I can do for him is to take him ... view
• 9 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Orengo, I thank you most profusely for that information. It reminds me of our days of mageuzi! You remember when you ran away and I was arrested and locked at Busia Police Station. You thought you are a fast runner until they caught up with you in Kisii. That time, you were fractured and I was free. So, that is how the game is! view
• 9 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, for many hon. Members, it has been a long walk! Sometimes, when we speak here, we remember and, if we were not men and women of steel, we could weep in this House. Many have spoken about Mr. Murungi’s radical surgery. I want to agree with them because that was a sad thing where in one community – and I happen to come from that community – nine judges were removed. After they were removed, they were replaced by 12 other judges from another community. That was supposed to be radical surgery. We do not want ... view
• 9 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: The prosecutions must now be moved away from ordinary police officers and be done by highly qualified, competent lawyers who should now be our prosecutors. Currently, we have problems with police officers themselves because they are also amenable to corruption. We want to know that professionals are prosecuting and judges are hearing and causing determination of cases. With those few remarks, I wish to support. view
• 5 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 5 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. view