Dr. Bonny Khalwale

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 9241 to 9250 of 9594.

• 21 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I thank you for this chance. I also thank the Minister, who is my neighbour in the old Kakamega District. When Mr. Oparanya, whom I fully support in this particular Motion, was appointed Minister and the name of the Permanent Secretary, Dr. Sambili, was read out, I was very excited, because this is a complement of two professionals who have no fear of figures. But I am starting to get very worried; when I see them faced with a small figure like the Budget they have given us, and are unable to spread it out ... view
• 21 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: We are not going to keep quite as a Grand Opposition in this country, if the high prices of bread result from only one monopoly person receiving and handling grain in Mombasa. If you do not address it, it will be the next agenda in this House! We are going to move a Motion with so much energy that, by the time we finish talking, we might need somebody to wheel us out of the House! view
• 21 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am very sorry! I did not know where I was looking. Now, I know where to look. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is also important for the Minister to plan for specific sectors of this country. I was with my brother, hon. Koech, when we visited Cuba. Cuba is a very small economy compared to the economy of the Republic of Kenya. They have deliberately planned for various sectors. I bet the Ministry should plan for the Ministry of Education, not in terms of whether we should have the 8-4-4 system or the ... view
• 21 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: In the same country, Cuba, the biggest challenge of health that we have in this country, that is malaria, is not there. Cuba has no malaria, whatsoever! This is because they have eradicated the mosquito. Since the Cuban people love Africa, they have prepared a budget for what it would cost to eradicate malaria in Kenya. You will not believe it - they are going to spray this country once in three months over a period of nine months. Every time they spray, they have already budgeted for it. It will cost them US$10.5 million which translates to Kshs750 million ... view
• 16 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 16 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: asked the Minister for Information and Communications:- (a) whether he is aware that through privatization of Telkom Kenya and the IPO of Safaricom, the Government has reduced its shareholding in each to less than 50 per cent; (b) whether he could explain the national security implications of putting the telecommunications sector in the hands of foreigners and private individuals/companies; and, (c) what measures the Government has put in place to ensure that national security 2802 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES October 16, 2008 is not compromised in view of the foregoing facts. view
• 16 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, last week when the Minister in charge of internal security answered this Question, he said that he was aware that with this kind of shareholding, the national security is under threat. That, that was being said by the Minister in charge of Internal Security meant that he knew what he was talking about. However, now Mr. Poghisio is saying that there is no threat to national security. I do not know, in this Coalition Government, which Minister to believe. view
• 16 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Be that as it may, I would like the House to know that in order to sell these shares, and to be sensitive to national security implications, the Kenya Communications Act, 1998 needed to be amended. The Minister did not do it! Why then is he belatedly bringing in an ICT Bill to attempt to achieve what should have been done before the IPO was released to the public? view
• 16 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, what the Minister was trying to do in disregard of the need to amend the law before this was done was, because they were trying to cash in into this lucrative telecommunications sector; once you lower the shareholding of the Government--- view
• 16 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, with all due respect to you--- view