Khalwale Boni

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would like to draw the attention of the Cabinet Secretary to the five per cent figure. Going by the example in this House; the House is expected to be properly constituted when we have at least two Senators living with disability. The Speaker would never start...

On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir.

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I request that you recheck the information that you have just given the House. While seated here, I have been speaking to the Cabinet Secretary for Health, Hon. Duale. I have also talked to Muriuki, his Principal Secretary, and they have both confirmed to me that...

On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. (Interruption of debate on Statements) COMMUNICATION FROM THE CHAIR VISITING DELEGATION FROM ITHUMULA SECONDARY SCHOOL, MAKUENI COUNTY

On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. As you will notice, we are all straining to follow the proceedings. I have consulted the Serjeant- at-Arms. That noise you are hearing is from doctors, clinical officers and other members of the Universal Health Care (UHC) . Mr. Temporary Speaker,...

Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. The foundation, backbone and engine of the success of SHA, SHIF and UHC is the human resource. I rise under the provisions of our Standing Order No.51 (c) 6 (c) , that the Cabinet Secretary be allowed to make a statement on this issue of...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I thank you for this opportunity. This morning, just like you have seen this afternoon, we have sat through the embarrassment of Senators exchanging with the Chair when the Chair directs that they leave the Chamber. In fact, we lost 10 minutes in the morning because the...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir---

On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. (Applause)

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to thank the Senator of Nyamira. If you had followed my statement from the beginning, I was not trying to impute. I was saying, politics being what it is. I then I said, maybe there are two bulls.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir.

this thing of being asked to withdraw, apologise and even sometimes the Chair stops you from making your contribution. this thing of being asked to withdraw, apologise and even sometimes the Chair stops you from making your contribution.

Mr. Speaker, Sir, look, we did not come to Nairobi to play around.

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sometimes to 90 days. Let us not just give our Chairman a bad name so as to slaughter him. It is a good effort, but the House should help him by invoking Article 225.Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. sometimes to 90 days. Let us not just give our Chairman a...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, the issue raised by the Senator of Vihiga is very important. The reason you have seen me disorderly is because some of my colleagues who know that I sit in this Committee are trying to find out what it is that we have brought in the House....

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. It would be nice for the young people from Murang’a to know that Murang’a County has a special history with Parliament. The children should know that it is from Murang’a, where we had the first doctor to sit in Parliament of Kenya, Dr. Gikonyo Kiano....

Mr. Speaker, Sir, the issue raised by the Senator for Busia County is going to affect the lives and livelihoods of eight million Kenyans who depend on the sugar sector directly. On the issue raised about public participation, I would like the Government to know that the only public participation...

Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I would like to inform the Senator for Kakamega County, Sen. Boni Khalwale that, indeed both articles make reference to free education being a right to every child.

Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I have never understood the profession of law, although my daughter and son are lawyers. Can you see the young lawyer, Sen. Nyamu, is unable to agree with the young lawyer, Sigei? Sigei is telling me it is Article 53, but I said it is...

Madam Temporary Speaker, I so guided. This is a very serious matter. I am forever indebted to this distinguished Senator for Kiambu. You have drawn the attention of the country. Bursaries and their administration are expensive, wasteful and a conduit for mega corruption. By the time the money leaves the...

Which Article is that?

Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I have never understood the profession of law, although my daughter and son are lawyers. Can you see the young lawyer, Sen. Nyamu, is unable to agree with the young lawyer, Sigei? Sigei is telling me it is Article 53, but I said it is...

Yes, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I am equally concerned. I sit in the Senate Committee on Finance and Budge. The Cabinet Secretary did the same thing to us yesterday only that he was clever by a half in the sense that his excuse was that he was attending the Cabinet. You...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, there has been additional strain on TTIs that have been promoted to become national polytechnics, with special reference to Shamberere in Malava Sub-County and Sigalagala National Polytechnic in Ikolomani Sub-County. While visiting, the President assured us that he was going to put up a number of hostels...

Hon. Cabinet Secretary, you may now proceed to respond. The Cabinet Secretary for Education (Hon. Jullius Migos Ogamba) : Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I will start by answering the question raised by Sen. (Prof.) Kamar. She wanted to know of the space that we have in the mid-level colleges....

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, that is a straightforward answer and I thank the Cabinet Secretary. Please, in your review, do consider bringing into consideration the new things introduced, including deductions for housing, increased deductions for Social Health Authority (SHA). Let us get supplementary questions from Sen. Joe Nyutu and then...

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is not all the time and every time that children come here and find when the Cabinet Secretary is here. With due respect, under Standing Order, No.1, can you request the Cabinet Secretary to go and speak to the children behind the tent? I am...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, thank you for allowing me to welcome our visitors. Dear visitors, the reason you see the House is slow to start off this afternoon is because we have lost a colleague of ours. There is a requiem mass that is ongoing. So, most Members of Parliament are...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. The Committee on Finance and Budget has a statement under Standing Order No.56 (1) (b) , being our Quarterly Report. It refers to the following: That, under this Standing Order, I wish to make this statement relating to the activities of our Standing Committee on...

compensation was adequately done and not under calculated. Those insurance companies did that for the victims and their families to feel that the burden is a bit eased off.Thange village in Makueni County has suffered an oil spill since 2015 which has caused many cases of diabetes, liver and kidney...

Bear with me Senator. I rise under Article 202 and 203 of the Constitution of Kenya. The distinguished Senator from Elgeyo-Marakwet proposes that this House adopt a formula where each county receives an equal allocation of between Kshs5 billion to Kshs6 billion. Is he in order, given that the letter...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, this is very sad. It is sad that a serving Member of Parliament (MP) has not only lost his life, but that it is being reported that the main suspect was an Administration Police officer. I do not understand what is happening. Is the problem the discipline...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to give Notice of the following Motion- THAT, the Senate adopts the Joint Report of the Departmental Committee on the Finance and National Planning of the National Assembly and the Standing Committee on Finance and Budget of the Senate on the approval hearing of the...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Chairperson of the Senate Standing Committee on Energy had a youthful and energetic weekend where he has performed exceptionally well. Therefore, I can do other duties for him because he is holding forte elsewhere very responsibly as expected, unlike somebody else who is in front of...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise under Standing Order No. 105. Did you hear the Senate Majority Leader tell the House that the Senator of Siaya County has had an extremely, not using his own exact words, ending up and suggesting that he has had a very good time. The public...

Approval) Act, the Senate approves the appointment of the following nominees as members of the Board of the Central Bank of Kenya- [The Speaker (Hon. Kingi) left the Chair] [The Deputy Speaker (Sen. Kathuri) in the Chair] nomination of FCPA Sophie Muturi, CPA Abudullahi Mohamed Abdi, Ms. Beatrice Koskey and...

He is misleading the House.

What is your point of order? He is misleading the House. Can he withdraw and apologize for misleading the country that Khalwale can be compromised? No. That is my brand. Sen. Cherarkey, you have heard what your colleague has insinuated. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, you know that Kakamega is my...

He is misleading the House. Can he withdraw and apologize for misleading the country that Khalwale can be compromised? No. That is my brand.

Thank you so much, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.53 (1) to seek a statement from the Standing Committee on Finance and Budget on a matter of countrywide concern regarding the purchase and disposal of motor vehicles by the County Government of Kakamega. In the statement,...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, you were consulting when the Senator for Busia started speaking. He has denied that he is not the Senator for Busia and made a lot of statements about it. Under Standing Order No.105, what is he talking about?

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.52 (1) to make a statement on a matter of countywide concern regarding the deepening personnel and fiscal crisis within the County Government of Kakamega. If this crisis left unchecked, threatens not only the welfare and morale of county...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.57 (1) to present the business of this Senate for the week commencing Tuesday, 6th May, 2025. The status of the legislative business pending before the Senate is as follows- We have 54 Bills of which 42 are at the Second...

Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. The issue by Sen. Okiya Omtatah about compensation is very serious. It is only today when it has come into public domain that Prof. PLO Lumumba has sued Hon. Nixon Korir, the Principal Secretary in charge of the State Department for Lands and Physical Planning...

Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I will do as directed. I will handle it in the proper manner. For purposes of this institution---

Yes, Madam Temporary Speaker, I withdraw the demand until guided by a resolution of the House. Allow me to use this opportunity. There was a time when I was the age of the Senator for Migori County and the nominated Sen. Orwoba, who keeps on screaming from the back. There...

Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I will go to my contribution. I will comment on the issue raised by Sen. Onyonka about human organ trafficking. I call upon the Chairperson of the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board, Prof. Stanley Khainga, who was my classmate from high school all the...

Madam Temporary Speaker, I finalise by addressing the Cabinet Secretary for Health. He will not intimidate anybody. He is on record bragging that although he is not a doctor, he knows more than a doctor. Duale, please, you are a ‘small boy.’ You found me in this Parliament.

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I urge Sen. Sifuna to realize that this thing is bigger than he thinks. Yes, it is his brainchild, but he needs to bring many more players on board, so that we can make this law more comprehensive. Very quickly, in establishment of the County Sports Association Fund, for example,...

Madam Temporary Speaker, we should pump up to 10 per cent of our budget into sports. Let nobody be surprised with what I am saying. We pump billions of shillings into political parties. So, why can we not spend 10 per cent of our budget on sports? I will walk...

You will have time to challenge me.

Madam Temporary Speaker, I respect Sen. (Prof.) Kamar and I wish she told me what she wanted me to do. She has not told me. I am a very serious debater and all I meant is that---

Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I am surprised that a teacher of a university can fail to remember that the highest standard of appointing cabinet secretaries---

Madam Temporary Speaker, I am now expanding---

Okay, Madam Temporary Speaker. I will prove it this way. The standard of a cabinet secretary is specified under the Constitution. They are not only appointed by the President, but they are supposed to undergo rigorous vetting. It is because of what Kenyans saw during the rigorous vetting that we...

It is the rigorous vetting I witnessed that persuaded me that they will not perform. You cannot pretend. You either have it or not.

Madam Temporary Speaker, since I am discussing about colleagues, I do not want to take it beyond what I have mentioned. However, if Professor insists, I will withdraw. Madam Temporary Speaker---

Madam Temporary Speaker, because the Chair is my kid sister, I want to make her very happy by withdrawing.

I have withdrawn. The issue that is very clear in my mind is that if we fall back to Vision 2030, envisioned by the late President Mwai Kibaki, where the development of stadia was a priority, we would see significant progress. If you care to read it, President Kibaki envisioned...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, thank you for that communique. However, it would be nice for you to indicate when we will get the answers because some of the Questions on the Order Paper marked to the Ministry of Interior and National Administration are urgent. Could you direct that he comes in...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, allow me to congratulate my brother, Cabinet Secretary Hon. William Kabogo, for coming back to public space. We have a long history together. Cabinet Secretary, I want to further congratulate you for assuring us that you are doing everything possible to improve network connectivity. Cabinet Secretary, given...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for nominating me to welcome our visitors from Ghana. On behalf of my colleagues, I assure them that they will have an enjoyable experience. Kenya is a wonderful country and they should not feel confined to the precincts of Parliament. Instead, they are encouraged to...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table of the Senate today, Thursday, 3rd April, 2025- Report of the Auditor-General on Kitui County Climate Change Fund for 15- month period ended 30th June, 2024. (Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale laid the document on the Table)

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to give Notice of the following Motion- AWARE THAT, vide Gazette Notices Nos. 1901 and 2643 dated 14th February, 2023 and 1st March, 2023, respectively, His Excellency the President declared one (1) vacancy for the position of the Chairperson of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, pursuant to Standing Order 57 (1) , I hereby present the business for the week commencing Tuesday 8th April, 2025. Before I proceed with the Statement, I take this opportunity to welcome honourable Senators back from the short recess. I hope they took time to rest, spent...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Allow me to laud the Senator of Taita-Taveta County. The issue of the role of chiefs is truly misunderstood. Chiefs and assistant chiefs are important; you do not have to ask. The moment you enter Magarini and meet an assistant chief, their discipline, demeanour and...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise to move the following Motion- AWARE THAT, vide Gazette Notices No.1901 & 2643 dated 14th February, 2023 and 1st March, 2023, respectively, His Excellency the President declared one (1) vacancy for the position of the Chairperson of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission...

I am informed that Sen. Sifuna will do it.

Madam Temporary Speaker, it is to reply. You just caught me when I was correcting myself. You know I went to Malinya Primary School, where my headmaster, the late Andrew Makwaka Imbundu, was very keen on English. He made sure we spoke good English. That is why you saw me...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, allow me to tell the Prime Cabinet Secretary, good morning. Prime Cabinet Secretary, these refugees ended up in Ethiopia because of the fight that was taking place between the Borana, Rendile and the Gabra. Sadly, our colleagues, hon. Abdi Sasura, hon. (Dr.) Bonaya Godana, hon. (Dr.) Guracha...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Allow me to congratulate the new Cabinet Secretary for his presence in this Ministry. The country remembers that His Excellency, the President because of the waiting he put on this issue, he actually assigned special responsibilities to the former Deputy President to do what you...

On appoint of order, Madam Temporary Speaker.

Madam Temporary Speaker, this is very important. In Kirinyaga, farmers were paid as high as Kshs151 per kilogramme while in Mount Elgon and most parts of Western Kenya, the payment ranged between Kshs20 and 30. Could the Cabinet Secretary clarify the differential such that farmers doing the same good job...

Madam Temporary Speaker, very happily, I rise to second. I want it to remain clear that the reason we are struggling this much, this late in the financial year, is because Members of the National Assembly agreed on controlling more and more millions of shillings. That is the reason we...

Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. It is only this afternoon that we have approved an additional Kshs410,284,520 to Nyamira County. We have passed it this afternoon. This is how serious this House is. Where is this money going? It is going to the office of the governor, and in accordance...

On a point of information, Madam Temporary Speaker. Madam Temporary Speaker---

Madam Temporary Speaker, the Senator of Uasin Gishu should just declare his interest in this matter as far as my comment is concerned. He is not an ignorant man.

Thank you. You have saved him. I was going to crush him. He is a very lucky man this afternoon. I was saying something very serious that this drunkenness with power, as I feared in 2014 in my draft Bill, has become so infectious that today, they call their wives...

The private universities that are there, are very expensive and people cannot afford them. People are not also able to pay for those fees and the requirements that are there. Then you find certain regions lacking in terms of the degree qualifications, Masters and even PhD qualifications.We would request that...

Madam Temporary Speaker, I hate to interrupt the Leader of the Majority. Standing Order No. 105 of this House knows our leader of majority as somebody with very good command of English. He is actually educated, trained, examined and qualified in communication. Could he explain what he means by the...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Debates keep on raging in this country on who is the actual enemy of devolution. It is not too clear, but I am starting to think that Senators, governors and Members of the National Assembly are actually enemies of devolution. Mr. Speaker, Sir, Members of...

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, very quickly. This is a place we find ourselves because of the court ruling, therefore, it is extraordinary. I want to beseech you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, and colleagues, that we treat these as Procedural Motions, so that it is Moved, responded to and we put...