Dr. Bonny Khalwale

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 9251 to 9260 of 9288.

• 31 May 2006 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir. I propose that we amend Clause 9, so that Sections (2)(3) and (4) are deleted and a new clause be inserted, which should read as follows:- "Any person who commits an offence of attempted defilement with a child is liable upon conviction to imprisonment for a term of not less than ten years". Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, if the current Bill sails through as it is, Sections (2), (3) and (4) presume that a rapist who rapes an 11-year-old child commits a greater crime than the one who rapes a 12-year-old child. ... view
• 31 May 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, because the intention of my amendment was to harmonize and also, give a heavy punishment, I support the amendment. view
• 31 May 2006 in National Assembly: 1086 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES May 31, 2006 view
• 31 May 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Ojaamong, you have a proposed amendment? view
• 31 May 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I beg to move:- THAT the words "adoptive brother" and "adoptive sister" be deleted altogether from this Clause 22 (1) and that Clause 22 (2)(e) be deleted. This is because the way we understand it, incest is sex among close blood relatives. We have very many case where a warm-hearted person finds a young girl, who is doing very well in secondary school and has no parent to educate her. He then brings her under his care, and educates her. Then 10 years later, one of his sons marries this girl. Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, ... view
• 31 May 2006 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir. Is the hon. Member in order to mislead the House about the proximity between a boy and girl of an adopted relationship when, in fact, we know that he comes from a community where a man is allowed to marry a blood sister of his own wife and so on? view
• 31 May 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I beg to move:- THAT, Clause 28(1) be amended by deleting the word "distributed". Clause 28(2) be amended by deleting all the words from the word "accused" to the word "person", and be replaced with the words, "complainant to prove that the accused person distributed, administered or caused harm to partake the substance with a view to engaging in sexual activity with him or her". Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, if we do not amend that, we shall have left the people who engage in legal business like pharmacist who distribute drugs that cause sedation ... view
• 31 May 2006 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir. Is it in order for the hon. Member who is, in fact, a senior Member of the Bar to mislead the House that the only way an accused person finds themselves in Clause 28(2) is after he has moved from Clause 28(1) when, in fact, we know that in courts, you can purely be charged under Clause 28(2)? view
• 26 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I would like to pass my compliments to the owner of this Bill, Ms. Ndung'u, for the good effort she has put in the work. I hope that because of this, the anger that has built in the hearts and minds of most people will go down. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have a different form of experience, unlike Mr. Mutula Kilonzo who says that he knows rape. I know rape in a different way. In villages where I come from, I have seen rape victims. In my clinic, I have handled rape victims. ... view
• 26 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Most obliged, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for the clarification. view