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Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. My comment on this will be limited to what I had begged the House to adopt in order for us to help this country. This is a very serious matter. It is already on record that no court can injunct Parliament. So,...

Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir

Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale(Technical hitch)(Technical hitch)Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I am rising to request for guidance and clarity. This is a time bound process--- Thank you.

Sen. Tobiko and team, can you consult in low tone, please? Sen. (Dr.) Khalwaleeven in the best of ideas, there is always time and room for those ideas to yield ground to better ideas. I, therefore, support these amendments and insist that, never should we allow the outcome of any...

Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale Sen. Tobiko and team, can you consult in low tone, please? (Loud consultations)

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Sen. Chesang’, your county produces tea. Proceed and vote for the Bill. (Voting in progress) The Temporary Chairperson (

Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for indulging me. It has become a tradition of hearings of impeachment to be done in the period that you have guided the House. However, we have also learned that we normally create too much pressure on the witnesses, the parties and...

Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale Madam Temporary Chairperson, on behalf of Sen. Andrew Omtatah Okoiti, I beg to move: THAT, Clause 13 of the Bill be amended in subclause (2) by inserting the following new paragraph immediately after paragraph (b) — (ba) maternal and neonatal deaths recorded in each county with an...

Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale Thank you, Madam Temporary Chairperson. I beg to move- THAT Clause 2 of the Bill be amended— a) in the definition of the term “maternal” by deleting the words “morbidity” means illness” appearing immediately after the words “days after childbirth”; b) by deleting the definition of the...

Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale Thank you, Madam Temporary Chairperson. I beg to move- THAT the Bill be amended by inserting the following New Clause immediately after Clause 25— Amend ment to section 226 of Cap. 63.

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Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale Hon. Members, we are now going to the second vote on the Tea (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bills No.1 of 2023) . Hon. Members, you can now start to vote. (Hon. Senators proceeded to vote) Hon. Senators, we can now proceed to the third and last vote on...

Sen. (Dr.) KhalwaleChesang, Trans Nzoia County; Sen. Dullo, Isiolo County; Sen. Faki, Mombasa County; Sen. Kavindu Muthama, Machakos County; Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale, Kakamega County; Sen. Kinyua, Laikipia County; Sen. (Dr.) Lelegwe Ltumbesi, Samburu County; Sen. Lomenen, Turkana County; Sen. Madzayo, Kilifi County; Sen. Mariam Omar, Mandera County; Sen. Methu, Nyandarua...

DIVISION ELECTRONIC VOTING October 8, 2024 SENATE DEBATES 51 Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale Kisii County; Sen. Osotsi, Vihiga County; Sen. Seki, Kajiado County; Sen. Sifuna, Nairobi City County; Sen. Tabitha Keroche, Nakuru County; Sen. Thang’wa, Kiambu County; Sen. Wafula, Bungoma County; Sen. Wakili Sigei, Bomet County; Sen. Wamatinga, Nyeri County and...

Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale Hon. Members, these are the results for the Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Bill (Senate Bills No. 17 of 2023) are as follows:

AYES: 29 NOES: 2 ABSTENTION: 3 DIVISION ELECTRONIC VOTING October 8, 2024 SENATE DEBATES 53

Sen. Mwaruma, Taita-Taveta County; Sen. Ogola, Homa Bay County; Sen. Oketch Gicheru, Migori County; Sen. Okiya Omtatah, Busia County; Sen. Omogeni, Nyamira County; Sen. Onyonka, Kisii County; Sen. Osotsi, Vihiga County; Sen. Seki, Kajiado County; Sen. Sifuna, Nairobi City County; Sen. Tabitha Keroche, Nakuru County; Sen. Thang’wa, Kiambu County; Sen....

AYES: 29 NOES: 2 ABSTENTION: 3 DIVISION ELECTRONIC VOTING October 8, 2024 SENATE DEBATES 54

County; Sen. Onyonka, Kisii County; Sen. Osotsi, Vihiga County; Sen. Seki, Kajiado County; Sen. Sifuna, Nairobi City County; Sen. Tabitha Keroche, Nakuru County; Sen. Thang’wa, Kiambu County; Sen. Wafula, Bungoma County; Sen. Wakili Sigei, Bomet County; Sen. Wamatinga, Nyeri County; and, Sen. Wambua, Kitui County.NOES: Sen. Mariam Omar, Mandera County;...

Hon. Senators, the results of the Division are as follows- AYES: 29 NOES: 1 ABSTENTIONS: 4 THE TEA (AMENDMENT) BILL (SENATE BILLS NO.1 OF 2023) October 8, 2024 SENATE DEBATES 55

Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale Mr. Speaker, Sir, allow me to congratulate my brother, Mbadi. It has been a long walk, him and I, elsewhere. I am happy that you are where you are. On the question of quantum, the piece of paper that is called a birth certificate is more or...

Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale On a point of procedure, Mr. Speaker, Sir.

Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to second the report of the Committee on Finance and Budget on the appointment of Mr. David Kibet Kemei, as ably moved by the Vice-Chairperson of the Committee, distinguished Sen. Tabitha Maureen Mutinda. Sitting and listening to that candidate during the exercise,...

Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I rise under Standing Order No.105 on statement of fact. While you were consulting, the distinguished Senator of Vihiga County stated that the Prime Cabinet Secretary, Hon. Wycliffe Musalia Mudawadi, prevented unfairly a local of Sabatia Constituency in Vihiga County from becoming the...

Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for granting me this opportunity. I want to clarify as a Member of the Committee that the points of argument by the Senator for Marsabit County are permissible in this House. That is the meaning of debate. Mr. Speaker, Sir, however,...

Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for this opportunity. I would like to request the delegation from Makueni County to go and deliver our greetings to the Governor of Makueni who has been our colleague in this House for a long time. Do remind him that the high...

Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise Pursuant to Standing Order No.53 (1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on health regarding the medical negligence at Vihiga County Referral Hospital. In the statement, the committee should:

Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale Mr. Speaker, sir, I rise on a point of procedure to draw your attention to Standing Order No.29; namely, visiting dignitaries. What you have read about this young woman distinguishes her from many women in this country. I wish it had come to my attention earlier. I...

Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale On a Point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir.

Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. Madam Cabinet Secretary, the Vision 2030 is very clear on the enablers and macros of its success. The Western Tourist Circuit is key. I am surprised that while responding to the question by Sen. Catherine Mumma, you told us about committees that...

Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. There has been a lot of conflicting information around cost. Could the Cabinet Secretary clarify the cost of acquiring the following documents? One, a new national identity card, renewal of the national card, acquisition of a birth certificate, acquisition of a passport...

Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale Mr. Temporary Speaker, I want her to commit to the opening of direct flights to Kisumu and committing funds to refurbish the hotels, which I have enumerated. I do not have to repeat.

Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale Madam Temporary Speaker, I said it but allow me to repeat. It will not take long. To shift policy from the white beaches and the big five---

Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale Madam Temporary Speaker, you were consulting when I was raising the question.

Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. The issue raised by the Senator of Bomet brings into focus the possibility of extrajudicial killings. I never imagined that we would be witnessing extrajudicial killings after the exit of, with due respect, the late President Moi. Mr. Robert Chepkwony, at the...

Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I rise to reply. I thank the House for standing with the committee. Several people have spoken. It is instructive that only one Senator has disagreed with the committee. That is Sen. Chimera. I would like to appeal to him that when...

Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale Proceed, Sen. Cherarkey.

Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale The Senator for Nandi wants to inform you. I do not know it is on what matters. September 24, 2024 SENATE DEBATES 28 (Applause)

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Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale Next is Sen. Sifuna Edwine.

Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale Give him 30 seconds to pronounce himself on his position.

Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale Sen. (Dr.) Boni Khalwale, just use the statistics from the CoB. Forget those from the media and the social media. (Applause) September 24, 2024 SENATE DEBATES 30 Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale Leave those London stories you read and stick to the CoB report. You were doing well.

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Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale What is the information that you wanted pass to Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale?

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Sen. (Dr.) Khalwalethen the mediation committee will eventually come together and streamline the way Government does its work without necessarily putting together another authority.Madam Temporary Speaker, having said that I hope that the Committee will see how flawed it is that counties that are the seat or the home of...

Sen. Oketch Gicheru, proceed.

Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale Cabinet Secretary, please, respond. The Cabinet Secretary for Roads and Transport (Hon. Chirchir) : Madam Temporary Speaker, after this session, I will identify a date for a cup of tea with the Senator. He has just asked for a date and I will do that sometime next...

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Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I thought you were giving me an opportunity because he had concluded. September 18, 2024 SENATE DEBATES 6

Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Just a minute, Sen. Wambua.

Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am sorry, I thought Sen. Wambua had concluded. Then I will have my time if I am able to catch your eye.