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"speaker_name": "Mr. Mudavadi",
"speaker_title": "The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Local Government",
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"content": "One, measures should be put in place to ensure senior management possesses managerial skills in addition to their specific profession. The Human Resource Department should ensure independence of officers to avoid officers reporting to different heads and yet, they are in the same section. Three, proper procurement procedures as enshrined in the Public Procurement and Disposal Act of 2005 to be strictly adhered to. The recommendations are being implemented. Mr. Temporary deputy Speaker, Sir, further to that, the council did purchase for maternity hospital an insulator worth Kshs15 million in the Financial Year 2010/2011. This financial year the council has allocated Kshs25 million to cater for further development of the hospital. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the hon. Member also wanted to know something about the maternity mortality rate, the names of the deceased and cause of death. In my view, but I stand guided, they cannot be released without the consent of the relatives as this will be unprofessional and unethical. However, the number of maternal mortality rates at Pumwani Hospital between January, 2010 to date as requested is 19. The hon. Member also wanted to know the status of neonatal deaths. I wish in my Statement which I will table here to give the statistics of neonatal deaths since January, 2011 to July, 2011. In January, there were 1,600 deliveries and 45 deaths were recorded.In February, there were 1,343 deliveries and 43 deaths occurred. In March, there were 1,649 deliveries and 46 deaths occurred. In April, there were 1,452 deliveries and 52 deaths. In May, there were 1,767 deliveries and 52 deaths. In June, there were 1,777 deliveries and 48 deaths. In July, there were 1,633 deliveries and 51 deaths. In total, between January 2011 to July, 2011 there were 11,221 new deliveries and 342 cases of deaths. At the national level, the new mortality ratio is 31 per 1000 live births and as per the Kenya Demographic and Health Survey of 2009, while the Pumwani Maternity Hospital ratio is 30 per 1,000 live births, between January and 2011 there were 342 neonatal deaths against the live births which we have given as 11,211. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the third aspect that the hon. Member also raised in his request is that he wanted to know whether the City Medical Officer, Dr. Robert Ayisi had been demoted. I wish to point out that Dr. Ayisi was substantively appointed by the Public Service Commission of Kenya to the post of Deputy Director of Medical Services/ Senior Pediatrician, prior to his secondment to the City Council of Nairobi to perform the duties of the Medical Officer of Health. The Ministry of Local Government is not aware of any demotion that has taken place with regard to Robert Ayisi. I am aware that there was a letter that was to transfer him to Kitale District Hospital to work as a pediatrician. However, that transfer of Dr. Ayisi was canceled by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Medical Services because it was irregular and his performance at the City Council of Nairobi (CCN) as a Medical Officer of Health was good. The fourth aspect that the hon. Member also raised in his request is to do with the supply of surgical and medical supplies to Pumwani Maternity Hospital. I am not aware of the existence of a cartel of employees at the CCN who have briefcase companies that have been fleecing the CCN pretending that they are supplying surgical and medical supplies which are paid for, but have not been delivered and which is of course contrary to the Public Code of Conduct. I shall be happy to receive any information that may be availed to us about such a cartel at the CCN who have briefcase companies to enable the Ministry take disciplinary measures against them. Further, I would like to inform the House that the supplies of the above commodities are done through the Public Procurement process in line with the Public Procurement and Disposal Act and Procurement Regulations of 2006. Annual tenders are invited through public advertisement in the local print media. Tenders are opened, evaluated and adjudicated. Successful bidders submit performance bonds and then contracts can be signed if they have competitively won a tender with the hospital. The awarded items are ordered as and when they are required by the hospital. Goods delivered to the hospital are received after being approved by the hospital inspection and acceptance committee and payments are strictly made in accordance with the laid down financial regulations. If there are any cases where payments have been made without goods being supplied to the hospital, again, I stand guided and I am willing to take up any investigation if these cases are brought to my attention. The final aspect that the hon. Member wanted to know relates to the illegal allocation of plot numbers 36/VII/254; 36/VII 255; 36/VII 256 and 36/VII 257 Eastleigh. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the land parcels mentioned above belonged to a private party at one time and I will table some documentation to show this; it is somebody called De Souza---"
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