Dr. Bonny Khalwale

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 921 to 930 of 9741.

• 25 Apr 2024 in Senate: Sorry, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I was consulting when you mentioned my name. It was not being disrespectful. I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table of the Senate, today, Thursday, 25th April, 2024- Report of the Standing Committee on Finance and Budget on its consideration of the Division of Revenue Bill (National Assembly Bills No.14 of 2024). view
• 25 Apr 2024 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I see the hot consultations. I do not have much to say, but to emphasize this stage in law-making. view
• 25 Apr 2024 in Senate: Yes, especially for the benefit of young Edwin Sifuna, my brother’s son. I want to laud Members of the National Assembly and of this House. The removal in the structure of governance of agriculture of the Sugar Board--- view
• 25 Apr 2024 in Senate: I am just thanking Members. It has caused farmers a lot of pain. To return the Sugar Board, you have helped farmers in a manner that I can only be The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate. view
• 25 Apr 2024 in Senate: allowed to come here with a cockerel from an old woman in Kakamega so that we can partake of the soup. Thank you, hon. Senators. view
• 25 Apr 2024 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. In 2013, when Kenyans made decisions either to be governors or Senators, the majority of the victors at the gubernatorial and Senatorial level were former Members of Parliament (MPs). I was one such person. At that time, we all thought we were doing it because we wanted to be champions of devolution. Alas, 12 years down the line, it has now become very evident that the only The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, ... view
• 25 Apr 2024 in Senate: place you can find a champion of devolution is in the Senate. However, when you go to the countryside, you look at some of the governors, majority of them do not wish to be champions of devolution. Instead, they want to be champions of affluence, self-aggrandizement, bling-bling and showbiz. That is why you go to a public function in Busia, and you see your governor arriving in a chopper. You wonder while we were in this House, did we pass a fund for governors to be drawing from to hire choppers to go to public functions? It is very sad. ... view
• 25 Apr 2024 in Senate: moment, I would like to commend the national Government on the issue of raising revenue. If they had failed on this issue, counties would by now have collapsed. I appeal to Kenyans who are in court today, who are making it through legal fights in court for the KRA to perform, to take it easy to allow the KRA to employ 6,000 professionals that they wish to employ, so that we improve on revenue collection. The KRA does not collect money outside the provisions of the Finance Act. It is up to us to allow them to have enough staff. ... view
• 25 Apr 2024 in Senate: It is not just Nairobi; what is happening in Mombasa County? Where is the money? Mombasa County sits on one of the biggest ports in Africa. Where is the money for Nakuru, Kiambu, Machakos counties, and the good old Kakamega County? Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, Kakamega is not a small county. When you used to live in Kakamega County, you were a small boy, who did not know where you were living then. Kakamega County is not child’s play. It has Mumias Sugar Company, an economy of Kshs24 billion. West Kenya Sugar Company is close to Kshs14 billion. Butali Sugar ... view
• 25 Apr 2024 in Senate: money meant for water to go to Wajir, Garissa, Mandera, Turkana, Baringo or Pokot counties? Finally, I conclude by sounding out governors. Governors, especially the Governor of Kakamega, complained very loudly through some Senators here that we had not given them enough money. It is now one year down the line; show us what you use that money for. In Kakamega, we allowed them to have a budget of Kshs17 billion, and up to now, salaries are still in arrears and the money has gone there. Why? Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, in Kakamega, the ongoing projects that were started by ... view