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"speaker_name": "Murang’a CWR, JP",
"speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Sabina Chege",
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"content": "The other question was on measures the Government is putting in place to ensure that border counties, particularly Migori County, have the capacity in terms of health facilities, equipment and personnel to be in a position to effectively handle COVID-19 cases. All counties have been tasked to identify quarantine, isolation or treatment centres that are capable of handling COVID-19 cases. Migori County has identified Macalder Sub-County Hospital in Nyatike as a treatment centre with a capacity of 17 occupants and adequate staff have been deployed. Three quarantine centres have also been identified for the general public and one for the health workers. The national Government has trained various officers to collect samples from different points within the country and forward them to the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) Kisumu for further analysis. A rapid response team is also available at Migori County for the collection of people diagnosed with COVID-19 and also to further quarantine contacts of positive cases. So far, 26 cases have been confirmed at Migori, nine of whom are Kenyans. The rest are Tanzanians who were handed over to Tanzanian authorities. Among the Kenyans, two have recovered and have been discharged. Additional information is that the country has total bed capacity of 518 in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). They are distributed in both public and private health facilities across various counties and there is a table outlining the distribution of ICU beds in the country in this Report. Nairobi tops with 258, Uasin Gishu with 55, Mombasa with 36, Bungoma with 23, Kisumu with 21, Kiambu with 19, Nakuru with 19. Nyeri with 14, Kisii 13, Kakamega nine, Garissa six, Kwale six, Meru six, Narok six, Embu five, Kericho five, Machakos five, Kirinyaga four, Makueni four and Murang’a four, with a grand total coming to 518 ICU beds. On COVID-19 protocols, following the World Health Organisation (WHO) notification of the COVID-19 pandemic, Kenya, through various national technical taskforces and subcommittees, has embarked on developing protocols to facilitate effective response to the disease. The protocols cover key thematic areas crucial to the management of the pandemic. The protocols will be updated continuously based on the evolution of the pandemic and any new findings from the ongoing scientific studies. I will, therefore, table several protocols today. The first one is a Draft Harmonised Testing Guidelines for COVID-19 for the East African Region. I also have the Ministry of Health Interim Guidelines on Handling of Human Remains Infected with COVID-19 in Kenya. This document will guide all mortuaries both public and private on the guidelines on how to do that. On this one, several Kenyans and families have been harassed by health facilities, especially when a relative who is COVID-19 positive passes on. This The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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