Dr. Bonny Khalwale

All parliamentary appearances

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• 17 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: December 17, 2008 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 4175 view
• 17 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I would also like to support this Motion and wish to take this opportunity to congratulate Members of this House who supported my amendment Motion yesterday. This is because without it, the House Business Committee (HBC), Cabinet and leaders of the political parties in this country would not have found it necessary to be informed by the kind of contributions that have been made by Members on the Back-Bench and the kind of changes which we welcome that have taken place. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would like to tell the Members who have found their ... view
• 17 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, why can we not stop constructing the house for the Vice-President until such a time that the economy can afford? Why can we not stop constructing an office of Kshs700 million for the Prime Minister until such a time that the country can afford? view
• 17 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the workers of this country are the ones who provide the money that runs the economy and, therefore, when the teachers of this country cry that they would like their salaries to be harmonised, I do not see why the same Government that trains professionals in this country does not find it necessary to harmonise salaries of teachers. This is because those teachers will after all pay tax on those harmonised salaries and the Government will realise more money. Mr. Speaker Sir, I come from a bull fighting community and there is something we learn from this ... view
• 17 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: 4178 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES December 17, 2008 view
• 16 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: asked the Minister for Energy:- (a) how much money has been realized from collection of the Petroleum Development Levy since 2003; and, (b) whether he could explain how this money has been appropriated. view
• 16 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Assistant Minister has said that we have a whooping 4100 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES December 16, 2008 Kshs6.33 billion. My interest is in the money that was appropriated for coal and petroleum exploration. I understand, from an authority, that in 2005, Kshs35.6 million was paid to a company by the name of TANO Metal Engineering Firm for drilling wells to get coal. Up to today, not a single well has been drilled. The company is still on site and continues to be paid. Could he explain why this company, which has not drilled a single well, is still ... view
• 16 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, before I ask my last question, I want the House to be aware that the Controller and Auditor-General stumbled over this information, wrote to the Treasury through the usual system and the Treasury communicated to this Ministry. Up to this time, the Ministry does not know that it is paying a company that is not drilling any well. Be that as it may, let me ask my last question. Could the Assistant Minister confirm that part of this money was not used to invest into the purchase of the Somken Company that was running the former Shell ... view
• 16 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker Sir. If, indeed, this money was paid directly from the Treasury, could the Assistant Minister tell us why he did not find it necessary to seek approval from the Cabinet and bring it to this House for approval too? view
• 16 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, this being purely a Procedural Motion, we find no reason why we should oppose it. However, in view of how the Chair had re-arranged the Orders, we would like to urge hon.Members that, after we have passed the Constitutional Amendment Bill, which requires this heavy presence, to stay on so that we ensure that the Parliamentary Select December 16, 2008 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 4125 Committee shall be truly representative of the people of Kenya. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to support. view