23 Feb 2023 in Senate:
It was not your money. Before I read my Statement, I would like to speak about one thing on the Statement on health by my good friend, Sen. Kibwana. I heard the comments of my good friend, Sen. Olekina. I hear his sentiments and concerns that we also keep raising about the health sector in our counties and how health is handled. We need to pump lots of money to our counties, especially on the health function.
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23 Feb 2023 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we must also ask ourselves difficult questions. Is it possible that we missed a step when we allowed teachers to keep their entire human resource and their practice held under the national function in Teacher Service Commission (TSC)? In that way, their promotional standards are similar, they can be moved across a country and they are assured of a pay? Sen. Olekina, the sad reality is that if you speak to doctors in all our counties; you can imagine that the best of brains that we have in our country, sometimes go for three or four ...
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23 Feb 2023 in Senate:
Okay, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir.
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23 Feb 2023 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I thank the Chairman of the Committee on Health for that information. I was under no illusion that this is of the making of counties. Maybe he missed the part where I introduced this conversation. There has been a conversation about a National Health Service (NHS) unit. For example, teachers continue to enjoy better treatment in terms of promotion and uniformity of service. They are able
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23 Feb 2023 in Senate:
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23 Feb 2023 in Senate:
to move from one county to another and timely payment of salaries. This is unlike our doctors. I was just drawing a parallel. I wish to challenge Sen. Mandago, whom I agree with on most of the things he said. When doctors transfer from one county to another, this is where hell begins most of the time. I recently spoke to a friend who is a doctor and he pointed out to me that they moved their services from Elgeyo Marakwet to Bomet County. He said that for the last four months, they have been trying to get the unique ...
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23 Feb 2023 in Senate:
I thank Sen. Hamida for bringing this to the Senate and I hope she follows up with that Committee in order to get satisfactory answers. She has given me her Automated Teller Machine (ATM), but has not given me the Personal Identification Number (PIN).
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23 Feb 2023 in Senate:
Sen. Olekina also gave me Kshs1,000, but I want to spend it first before I thank him. I am not sure whether it was a legitimate bank note.
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23 Feb 2023 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, at least I got some money on M-PESA from Sen. Oketch Gicheru. With that, allow me to issue my Statement.
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23 Feb 2023 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.57(1), I hereby present the business of the Senate for the week commencing Tuesday, 28th February, 2023.
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