Khalwale Boni

On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale, you know the procedure of raising a point of order. Is it a point of order or a clarification? Yes, just one minute. Proceed. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the issue raised by the Senator of Vihiga County is...

Proceed.

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, it is very critical.

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for protection of the integrity of the House and especially the Chair, the Chair allowed the point of order by the Senator for Uasin Gishu County requesting that Sen. Osotsi substantiates his allegations. Instead of putting the evidence that Sen. Mandago requested, he has told you...

Then he said he will not withdraw and apologise. So, help us.

Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I rise to second the Motion on the exposition of the President's speech, as ably moved by the Senator of Kericho County. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I have been in this Parliament long enough to witness the Parliament rise to acknowledge a speech to...

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, can you allow the distinguished Senator of Mombasa to stop---

Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. The children of Kenya have now had an opportunity yet again, to understand the meaning of a frivolous point of order. As I was saying, we were never lobbied. Distinguished Members of the National Assembly and this House gave that standing ovation to the...

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, you know, young Sen. Wambua sometimes admires me and I know on this particular score, he wants me to appreciate the fact that he is a journalist. I will tell him, it is said in Latin that facts speak for themselves; res ipsa loquitur. (Several Senators...

Sen. Wambua, the world is led by leaders. The leaders are not doctors, lawyers, engineers, or journalists. The leaders of the world are politicians. Since we are politicians, we should learn from history. The success that we are borrowing from the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) was a stroke of...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, for the record, let it reflect that the Cabinet Secretary for Lands, Public Works, Housing and Urban Development, who is my friend, is an advocate. She is conversant with the Constitution of Kenya. Could she fall back to the provision of Article 35 of the Constitution of...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Allow me to greet the distinguished delegation from Taita-Taveta, ‘mana’. I would like to welcome them on behalf of the institution of the Senate and assure them that they are in a good place. This is the citadel of knowledge as far as parliamentary affairs are...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Taking over from where the Senator of Kisii has left, I want to remind colleagues that this is our baby. When we rose to respond to the disaster of the Gen Zs, one of the things that we resolved upon in this House in that...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I would not have put it better. I truly thank you. This Bill is not a joke. There is still money meant for drugs in hospitals and thanks to that shortage, patients die and they come to bury us. They steal money meant to fix...

Madam Temporary Speaker, I want to wish her well. As I welcome these great women, allow me also to congratulate the Member of County Assembly (MCA) of Idakho North, Mama Gladys Omukongolo. I am sure she is in the delegation. What a coincidence that the group is in the House...

Would you like me to move it for you, Sir. (Laughter)

Mr. Temporary Chairperson, Sir, I beg to move- THAT Clause 18 of the Bill be amended-

Clause 21

Mr. Temporary Chairperson, Sir, pursuant to Standing Order No.153, I beg to move that the Committee of the Whole do report progress on its consideration of the Public Transport (Motorcycle Regulation) Bill (Senate Bills No.38 of 2023) and seek leave to sit again tomorrow. (Question proposed) (Question put and agreed...

Hon. Speaker, Sir, I second. (Question proposed) (Question put and agreed to) We are moving to the next Bill. THE PUBLIC TRANSPORT MOTORCYCLE REGULATIONS BILLS (SENATE BILL NO. 38 OF 2023)

Madam Temporary Speaker, I happily beg to move that the House doth agree with the Committee on the said report and request hon. Abbas to second me.

Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I strongly support this Bill, but with little tweaks here and there. However, I am surprised that Sen. Cherarkey and Sen. Osotsi, Members of this House whom I believe are seasoned and give serious thought to legislation, are complaining that our elections are too...

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I should gift Sen. (Prof.) Tom Ojienda. I want to appeal to Sen. Tabitha Mutinda to accept that because we are very proud of the professor. Professor, the work you did in court was a study in the practice of law. There are jibes that you...

On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. What is your point of order, Senator Boni? Mr. Speaker, Sir, I was giving my younger brother time to come to his conclusion, but he has raised a very important point. Under Standing Order No.105, you know that this House has...

Thank, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Without looking like I am repeating what my colleagues have said, you deserve to be congratulated for this industry. I will tell you why in the next five minutes. There lived a man in this country and today he is lying dead, Peter Castro Oloo...

I thank Sen. Ogola for that information. I thought it was happening only in Vihiga and Kakamega counties; it is even happening in Homa Bay. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am congratulating you and vowing on this Floor that for the sake of the devolution family and as a champion...

I am guided. However, this is so serious because they are doing so at the expense of oversight. To the extent that today, as I speak, there is no single contractor on site anywhere in the expansive Kakamega County, all the way from Matungu to Likuyani, a distance of over...

Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I rise to second the Motion on the Report of the Mediation Committee on the National Rating Bill (National Assembly Bill. No.55 of 2022) as moved by the Chairperson of this Committee, Sen. Beatrice Ogola. Allow me to congratulate the Committee of this House...

On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale, proceed. Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. In the rule of relevance, could the Senator for Nandi County help me understand the relevance of what took place in Longisa Hospital, very unfortunate, to the matter at hand, National...

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, before we went on recess, I was contributing to this Motion. I had not anticipated that it would come this afternoon. So, I had not recollected my thoughts, but this is an important point. Over and above what I said before we went on recess, this...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, on behalf of the Senate Majority Leader, I beg to lay the following Papers on the Table of this Senate today, 31st October, 2024- Report of the Auditor-General on the financial Statements of Nyamarimba Sub- County Level 4 Hospital – County government of Kisumu for financial year...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise to lay on the Table – The Report of the Senate Standing Committee on Lands, Environment and Natural Resources on the Land Amendment Bill (National Assembly Bills No.40 of 2022) . (Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale laid the document on the Table) I thank you....

Mr. Speaker, Sir. Pursuant to Standing Order No.57 (1) , I hereby present the business of the Senate for the Week, commencing Tuesday, 12th November 2024. The status of the legislative business before the Senate is as follows -

Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Before I comment on the Statement by Sen. Okenyuri, allow me with due respect and tremendously so, to congratulate the High Court for lifting the conservatory orders that had made it difficult for us to enjoy our resolution of having impeached the former Deputy...

My two minutes are not over.

Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I rise to strongly support this Motion. This Motion touches on one of the national values. It is enshrined in Article 10 of the Constitution. I want to congratulate the Senator of Kiambu County. Senator of Kiambu County, look at Article 10 (2) . It...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise to ask Question No.035 on the Order Paper.

Mr. Speaker, I thank the Cabinet Secretary for this detailed response and tell him that the situation on the report is acceptable, but on the ground, where the rubber meets the road, the situation is different. In Kakamega and many other counties, all the heads of schools are waiting for...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise to ask Question No.064.

Yes, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Go ahead. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this was a very sad case in Kakamega. We are talking about 2020, four years ago. Purely on humanitarian grounds, would the Cabinet Secretary assure me, so that I go and tell the parents that he will expedite it...

Thank you. Cabinet Secretary, you can proceed to answer those questions. The Cabinet Secretary for Education (Hon. Ogamba) : Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. On the question by Sen. George Mbugua, in the Financial Year 2024/2025 at the Primary School Level, Kshs166.9 million was allocated as free primary education...

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, allow me to thank the Cabinet Secretary. In many years, I have hardly gotten such a comprehensive answer. You have given me an annexure of all the people who participated in the interview. I want you to take administrative action against the person in charge of...

I have already extended time. We only have three minutes left. Let us allow the Cabinet Secretary to answer. Please, Mzee. Thank you. Cabinet Secretary, please proceed. The Cabinet Secretary for Education (Hon. Ogamba) : Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. To begin with the question on children being hidden...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for hearing me out. The clarity I seek is that when you watch proceedings in our courts, the legal philosophy that helps them to make decisions appears to have changed. I now see that videos are admissible. In fact, the courts are now embracing social...

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, thank you for this chance. Allow me to congratulate the nominated Senator, Sen. Crystal Asige, for this piece of work. I acknowledge her for her hard work and even more for her demonstration for the indomitable spirit of a human being. (Applause) Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir,...

Assembly or Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale or Sen. Crystal Asige can amend. To do that, you have to go back to Kenyans so that they say so through a referendum.What am I saying? In the spirit of your amendment, you are more than 100 per cent right, Senator. You want to...

Inform me.

Sen. Crystal Asige, consult; you will not die from it. Consult experts, and I can fairly say that I am an expert in legislation. I have been around for 20 years. We want to give life to this. We want to do more.We want to remove the fate of People...

On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale, you know the procedure of raising a point of order. Is it a point of order or a clarification? Yes, just one minute. Proceed. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the issue raised by the Senator of Vihiga County is...

Proceed.

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, it is very critical.

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for protection of the integrity of the House and especially the Chair, the Chair allowed the point of order by the Senator for Uasin Gishu County requesting that Sen. Osotsi substantiates his allegations. Instead of putting the evidence that Sen. Mandago requested, he has told you...

Then he said he will not withdraw and apologise. So, help us.