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"content": "of the Senate Standing Committee on Health during the Second Session of Part 2 and Part 3 of the 13th Parliament. The Standing Committee on Health is established under Standing Order No.228(3) of the Senate Standing Orders and it is mandated to consider all matters related to medical service, public health, and sanitation. During this period under review, the committee had 34 sittings during which it considered 20 Statements, one Petition, one Legislative Proposal, one Bill, four inquiries. It tabled three reports on the same; undertook a county visit and held various stakeholder engagements as set out below- (a) Legislative proposal: During the period under review, the committee undertook pre-publication scrutiny of the E-Health Bill, 2023, Sponsored by Sen. Kibwana, and recommended that it proceeds for publication with amendments. (b) Bills: During the period under review, the Community Health Services Bill (Senate Bill No.24 of 2023) was committed to the committee. An advertisement seeking written submissions was put up in the national dailies on Saturday, 22nd July, 2023 whose deadline for the submission is Friday 4th August 2023. The committee intends to seek submissions and to sensitize stakeholders, which will culminate into a report to be tabled in the House. (c) Petition: The committee has considered one Petition of a Kenyatta University Medical student on the management and use of Kenyatta University Teaching and Referral Research Hospitals (KUTRRH) by medical students at the University. The committee has met with Petitioners, the University Academic Staff Union, the Vice Chancellor of Kenyatta University, and the Board and Management of KUTRRT. The committee is scheduled to meet with the Cabinet Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Ministry of Health on Thursday 27th July, 2023, and Friday 28th, July 2023, respectively. Later, undertake the site visit on Monday 30th July, 2023 after which it will table its report in the House. (d) Statements: The committee has received 33 Statement requests. Consideration of the following Statements is ongoing- 1. Statement by Sen. Cherarkey on the Recall and Suspension of Several Edible Oil Products from Various Manufacturers in Kenya by Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS). 2. Statement by Sen. Crystal Asige, MP, on the Ministry of Health Strategic Plan, 2018-2023, with specific regard to persons with disabilities. 3. Statement by Sen. Samson Cherarkey, MP on the health service provision in Nandi County. 4. Statement by Sen. Mohamed Chute, MP on the utilization of COVID-19 funds disbursed for upgrading of county referral hospitals. 5. Statement by Sen. Hamida Kibwana, MP, on the Status of the multi-billion shillings Medical Equipment Services (MES) leased to the counties. 6. Statement by Sen. (Dr.) James Murango, MP, on the circumstances surrounding the amputation of baby Ridhwan Yasir Noor’s fingers in Kerugoya County Referral Hospital. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard Services,Senate."
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