{"count":1608389,"next":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/?format=json&page=150283","previous":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/?format=json&page=150281","results":[{"id":1521012,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1521012/?format=json","text_counter":292,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Sen. Kavindu Muthama","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":13733,"legal_name":"Agnes Kavindu Muthama","slug":"agnes-kavindu-muthama"},"content":"Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for this opportunity. Mine is to request for a confirmation from the Cabinet Secretary. Does SHA cover mental health and drug abuse-related issues because that is very common in our villages? Are those people paying for it?"},{"id":1521013,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1521013/?format=json","text_counter":293,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Sen. Abdul Haji","speaker_title":"The Temporary Speaker","speaker":null,"content":" Can we allow the Cabinet Secretary to answer those three questions then take others? Kindly proceed."},{"id":1521014,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1521014/?format=json","text_counter":294,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"The Cabinet Secretary for Health","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"(Hon. (Dr.) Deborah Barasa): Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir and hon. Members. For mental health among the youth in the nation, we have developed guidelines, strategies and action plans to ensure that it is addressed not only for them, but also the entire population. As I said earlier, we have the national guidelines on workplace mental wellness. We are also working on integration of mental health into primary care, through utilizing our medical interns and other healthcare professionals in order to identify mental illness earlier, institute interventions and improve referral mechanisms. Equally, we have clinical guidelines for mental disorders. They can be implemented at the county level. We have oversight on mental health illnesses. It is something that we are working on. We hope to collaborate and ensure there is implementation at the county level. Regarding the water, sanitation and hygiene component, we are working together as the Ministry, the county and stakeholders to ensure that our health facilities, including our primary healthcare facilities, have the wash component addressed. We have guidelines and monitoring assessment for healthcare facilities, which are conducted to ensure that water, sanitation and hygiene is up to capacity in order to avoid spread of infections. Kala-azar is a neglected tropical disease caused by leishmania parasite. Marsabit County has reported 19 cases since 2025. We are sensitising the communities on Kala- azar disease and its other forms. We also have case management focal points at Marsabit County Referral Hospital in order to treat and also improve surveillance and continuous detection of the disease, so that we can control it whenever there is a concern. Regarding vector control, this is another area we are looking into as well as capacity building of healthcare workers on matters detection and management of Kala- azar. We also have medicine available for treatment of the condition and implementation is ongoing. As we said earlier in the committee, we will share a comprehensive report, which will also incorporate various benefit packages as well as the improvement that has been done regarding the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) among others. For mental health and substance abuse rehabilitation, we are happy to report that SHA actually covers this unlike NHIF. We are seeing many Kenyans taking up the services. If given time, we will have a comprehensive report on that as well. I submit."},{"id":1521015,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1521015/?format=json","text_counter":295,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Sen. Abdul Haji","speaker_title":"The Temporary Speaker","speaker":null,"content":" Sen. Kavindu Muthama, what was your point of order? 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 and AudioServices, Senate."},{"id":1521016,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1521016/?format=json","text_counter":296,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Sen. Kavindu Muthama","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":13733,"legal_name":"Agnes Kavindu Muthama","slug":"agnes-kavindu-muthama"},"content":"Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the Cabinet Secretary has already answered that SHA covers that. However, Hon. Barasa, sometimes when we call in order to get interventions from you, that is not possible. Kindly answer our calls because we have issues. For instance, somebody died at Kenyatta University Teaching, Referral and Research Hospital (KUTRRH) in December and we needed your intervention, but we could not get you. Thank God for the Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of SHA and KUTRRH who intervened."},{"id":1521017,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1521017/?format=json","text_counter":297,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Sen. Abdul Haji","speaker_title":"The Temporary Speaker","speaker":null,"content":" Thank you, Senator. What is your point of order, Sen. Chute?"},{"id":1521018,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1521018/?format=json","text_counter":298,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Sen. Chute","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":13583,"legal_name":"Chute Mohamed Said","slug":"chute-mohamed-said"},"content":"Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I asked a question about payments to SHA related to medical and ICU matters, but I did not hear the answer. Secondly, the Cabinet Secretary did not tell us about prevention of Kala-azar. How is she going to help us in preventing it? Will it be through fumigation or what? The most important thing is prevention of the disease."},{"id":1521019,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1521019/?format=json","text_counter":299,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Sen. Abdul Haji","speaker_title":"The Temporary Speaker","speaker":null,"content":" Thank you, Senator. Cabinet Secretary, are you able to respond to those two issues?"},{"id":1521020,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1521020/?format=json","text_counter":300,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"The Cabinet Secretary for Health","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"(Hon. (Dr.) Deborah Barasa): Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, first of all, NHIF did not cover ICU services. When we started implementation of SHA and the Social Health Insurance Fund (SHIF) in October, ICU only covered Kshs4,600 per day. Currently, we have reviewed and now we will be covering Kshs28,000 per day. We want to assure you that a lot is ongoing in the review of the benefit package to ensure that we improve and it meets the needs of Kenyans. With regards to prevention, a lot has been done. We have guidelines for prevention and management of Kala-azar. We have advocacy and utilising the Community Health Promoters (CHPs). Knowing that health is devolved, we are working with county governments to ensure implementation of preventive strategies such as vector control among others. Thank you."},{"id":1521021,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1521021/?format=json","text_counter":301,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Sen. Chute","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":13583,"legal_name":"Chute Mohamed Said","slug":"chute-mohamed-said"},"content":"On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir."}]}