Isaac Maigua Mwaura

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1701 to 1711 of 1711.

• 8 May 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. If you look at our country in general, there is a break up of our traditional social welfare systems. Old people are being left to live in very deplorable conditions in farmlands that are no longer arable or viable because of our land tenure system. Even when many grand children would want to take care of the old members of the family, it is becoming increasingly hard because of the high unemployment rate. This House has been informed that up to 70 per cent of our young people are unemployed. Therefore, some of our ... view
• 7 May 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker, Sir. Before I discuss this Motion, I want to clarify that I am not a cowboy as alluded to by hon. Mithika Linturi. I wear my hat because of albinism; it helps me to see well and be in focus. When I am outside, it helps me have an identity. view
• 7 May 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, Sir, I was talking about reducing the fees from 500 per cent to 25 per cent. As has been said before, this surcharge is aimed at helping members who otherwise would not be able to access any form of insurance to be able to access services in public hospitals. This House is on record on numerous occasions asking for a comprehensive health insurance Bill, which is yet to come to the House. There have were assertions when we were discussing this Motion that, indeed, this is supposed to help the people who are paying directly to NHIF; when ... view
• 2 May 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I rise to oppose this Motion because you cannot justify it because of the high percentage of corruption. There is no way we can guarantee that even if it is 25 per cent somebody will not still demand a bribe. We are talking about the most vulnerable members of the society requiring some healthcare facility. It would be quite wrong for this House to actually look like we are going back when we are supposed to be encouraging everybody to actually expect that they are going to be taken care of by the ... view
• 2 May 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, because you have only given me one minute, I oppose. view
• 24 Apr 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Deputy Speaker. I hope my minutes will still be five. I want to take this opportunity to thank my party leader, the Prime Minister, and my party for having nominated me. view
• 24 Apr 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, this is my maiden speech and I need to continue and credit must be given where it is due. I must commend the Jubilee Government Statement which was presented here in the House, but I also need to point out that it was poorly edited. Please, the Presidential Speech writers need to be more careful. It seems that that Speech was assembled in a hurry. They need to be more careful. view
• 24 Apr 2013 in National Assembly: The National Youth Council was established six months ago and it has yet to be funded, yet much of the Speech was about the young people. Out of this Kshs6 billion that is supposed to be given to the youth and women, can we also strengthen the National Youth Council because it is through that, that the youths have elected their representatives from the grassroots to the national level. Could we also ensure that we build on the pre-existing funds because there is a view
• 24 Apr 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker, Sir. view
• 24 Apr 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, Sir, that was my maiden speech. I would want to contribute on this Motion. There are two systems of health care in Kenya. One is for the poor and the other one is for the rich. It is unfortunate that the poor pay more than the rich people simply because the middle class of this country have medical insurance. This country has undergone a lot of debate on this issue since the NARC came into power in 2002. view
• 24 Apr 2013 in National Assembly: --- the private sector to ensure that a comprehensive national health service is not implemented. Hon. Speaker, Sir, if you look at developed countries they are able to have higher productivity because of cushioning their citizens from simple ailments. It appears that there is a misconception that emergency treatment is expensive. There could be some life threatening conditions that could be treated using simple medical interventions. It is also true that some people, especially those with disabilities may require constant medical attention. Most times they languish at home for fear of not being admitted into health facilities. I urge this ... view