Dr. Bonny Khalwale

All parliamentary appearances

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• 14 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 14 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. The Minister has been reading this answer for a whole ten minutes, and we have lost track of what she is saying, yet we are supposed to raise supplementary questions. Could you direct the Minister to go and take a lesson on how to answer Questions, as a Minister, in a brief manner? view
• 9 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. It casts serious doubt on the 2622 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES October 9, 2008 efficiency of the Office of the Clerk of the National Assembly if the Clerk, who is supposed to be aware of the whereabouts of all Members of Parliament, sits back, waits for a Question to waste time by being put on the Order Paper only for him to try to whisper to you across there! Could you make a ruling that the Clerk must be aware of where Members of Parliament are and ensure that their Questions are not included ... view
• 9 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would like to thank you for that guidance. However, the events of that day - I remember it was on a Thursday - left this House, at least, a section of us and a section of the country thinking that the Chair had blocked the tabling of that Report. I have heard you very clearly. You have said that the only thing that Mr. Okemo missed was that besides putting a copy of that Report in the Speaker's folder, he did not alert the Speaker in advance. May I seek the following clarifications:- If, indeed, you ... view
• 8 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: asked the Minister of State for Provincial Administration and Internal Security:- (a) whether he is aware that through privatization of Telkom Kenya and the Safaricom IPO, the Government has reduced its shareholding to less than 50 per cent; (b) whether he could explain the national security implications of putting the telecommunication 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 is not compromised in view of the foregoing facts. view
• 8 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir this is the latest evidence that the Government is involved in mindless privatisation of public companies. The Assistant Minister admits that this has resulted into a threat to national security and that, he did this knowing that he would one day bring to this House a Bill that will protect the country and they would also one day bring an IPO that would correct an imbalance. The question then becomes; what was so difficult in them first of all changing the law before they sold the shares to France Telkom? view
• 8 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Assistant Minister does not seem to understand the meaning of national security. Even a junior officer in the army knows that as soon as you overthrow a government, the first thing you do is to take over the telecommunication system of the country. It is only five years ago when the former President of the United States of America (USA), Bill Clinton, came to East Africa and all our airwaves were jammed. It has those kinds of serious implications. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Assistant Minister has said that the reason they gave France Telkom the shares ... view
• 8 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. On both questions, the Assistant Minister has parried by saying the matter is being handled by a different Ministry. Could I beg that the Chair orders that the Question be taken to the Ministry the Assistant Minister thinks is best suited to answer it? view
• 7 Aug 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, when I peruse the Orders today, I notice that the last Order of the day is on adjournment of the House. In view of the fact that the Chair has made that ruling and in view of the fact that the Chair also ruled two weeks ago that Mr. Okemo tables his report, I beg the understanding of the Chair of the fact that the mistake of commission is not by Mr. Okemo but by the Clerk. Therefore, the Chairman, Mr. Okemo, cannot be punished for a mistake which is not his. If we do not ... view
• 7 Aug 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I thank you! I thank you because on a Motion like this, traditionally, hon. Members of the Back Bench and the Front Bench have an opportunity to reflect on how the House has been run. As we reflect today, we, hon. Members of the Opposition, must thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker. We must thank you for your impartiality because, at the beginning, some people on the Government side thought that there would be no Opposition in this country simply because they had given each other jobs all the way up to 42 Ministries, not in any ... view