Agnes Kavindu Muthama

All parliamentary appearances

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• 27 Sep 2023 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to do my contribution to this good Bill. As many Senators have said, view
• 27 Sep 2023 in National Assembly: 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. view
• 27 Sep 2023 in National Assembly: universal healthcare is important, especially at the primary level. Community Health Volunteers (CHVs) have been working for the last 10 years. When I came to Senate in 2021, I started fighting for them in Machakos because each was owed Kshs70,000. To date, they have not been paid. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, when I make noise as a Senator, the CHVs are given a month’s token of Kshs2,500. That is not enough for them to walk around, visiting people in their homes, yet they do a lot of work. They volunteer, walking house to house to check who is sick. view
• 27 Sep 2023 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, please protect me from Senators. view
• 27 Sep 2023 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Before we change the names of the CHVs to those to Community Health Promoters (CHPs), I kindly request the Mover of this Bill to make sure that CHVs are paid fully. Secondly, they should be the ones reinstated to these positions before others are picked, considering that they have been volunteering and working almost freely. What is Kshs2,500 because that is what they earn? In Machakos County and the rest of the counties, CHVs are owed a lot of money by county governments. They keep on calling me. I do not know whether other ... view
• 26 Sep 2023 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this Bill. This is a good Bill but it needs to be worked on. Every time people call us to complain that they have no drugs and that there are not many personnel in the facilities. If this will solve those issues by retaining the monies at the county level and being able to purchase the drugs, I think it is a good Bill. However, we should check that we do not take the functions of the county back to the national Government. If this will be ... view
• 20 Sep 2023 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity. I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.53(1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Land, Environment and Natural Resources regarding the incessant attack by wild animals in Masinga Dam and Ol-Donyo Sabuk Game Reserve in Machakos County. In the Statement, the Committee should: view
• 20 Sep 2023 in Senate: (1) indicate the number of people living in close proximity to Masinga Dam and Ol-Donyo Sabuk Game Reserve, injured or killed by crocodiles or hippopotamus and other wild animals; view
• 20 Sep 2023 in Senate: (2) explain the reason for the delay in fencing the dam and the game reserve by the Government to avert the attacks to the residents; view
• 20 Sep 2023 in Senate: (3) outline the measures put in place by the Government to ensure proper safeguarding of all water reserves and wild habitants to protect residents from potential encounters with wild animals; and, view