2 Oct 2024 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, thank you for giving me this opportunity. First, I congratulate the Cabinet Secretary on his new appointment. I trust that he will change and transform the National Treasury for the benefit of the people of Kenya. My question is on the NHIF pending bills for faith-based hospitals in the country, particularly Bishop Kioko Catholic Hospital in Machakos, which NHIF owes Kshs60 million. It is not only Bishop Kioko Catholic Hospital, other hospitals too face a lot of challenges, yet people go to hospitals and pay with the NHIF. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is ...
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2 Oct 2024 in Senate:
Those bills are paid and money is transmitted to NHIF, but it never goes back to the hospitals. What are you doing about it, Hon. Cabinet Secretary? This is a big challenge even to our national hospitals.
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25 Sep 2024 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity. I want to start by congratulating the hon. Cabinet Secretary in his new position. How does he plan to build more Huduma centres? For example, it costs a lot of money to travel from Masinga Sub County to Machakos Town to go and pick something that should have been gotten at Masinga. How do you plan to spread Huduma centres across the counties, so that you move services near the people? Like stated by other Senators, there is a problem of understaffing at Huduma Centres.
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25 Sep 2024 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I will first congratulate the hon. Cabinet Secretary in her appointment to the new position she is in now and also welcome her to the Senate. My question is: Is Machakos County one of the counties to be visited to roll out what is being rolled out in the other counties? My other question is---
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25 Sep 2024 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, my priority was another one and not this one. Kindly, allow me.
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25 Sep 2024 in Senate:
My question is about the wildlife conflict with human beings, especially at Masinga Dam. We had met with the former Cabinet Secretary and I had requested whether Masinga Dam could be fenced in order to avoid my people getting killed by hippos and crocodiles. There is also Ol Donyo Sabuk Game Reserve. The former Cabinet Secretary had promised to look for funds in order to fence both Masinga Dam and this game reserve. There is one young man, Dennis Musyoka Kalutu who lost his leg because of a hippo attack. This boy goes to school and his compensation was due ...
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25 Sep 2024 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this is about Dennis Musyoka, the young boy whose leg was cut by a hippo. The compensation was due early this year, but the boy is struggling to go to school on one leg. The mother calls me every day to ask for money so that she can buy a prosthetic leg for her son so that he can also go to school comfortably. Could the Cabinet Secretary answer to that question? The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, ...
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25 Sep 2024 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker. I will visit her at her office.
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25 Sep 2024 in Senate:
Madam Temporary Speaker, yes, I did.
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25 Sep 2024 in Senate:
Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I have many issues in Machakos. I would like the Cabinet Secretary to know that even the former Cabinet was aware of how my people, especially at Masinga Sub County, suffer when they want to go to Masinga from Muthesya, Ndithini and Ekalakala wards. They have to pass through Murang’a, Thika, Kiambu and come back to Machakos County, if they want to cross by road and in a dignified way. I have requested for a ferry between Ekalakala and Ndithini, Isyukoni and Mbukuni where they cross using boats. That is where they get killed by ...
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