Dr. Agnes Zani

All parliamentary appearances

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• 6 Oct 2020 in Senate: It was already mentioned that because of the measures that we took during COVID-19, we have had fewer people in hospitals. This speaks to the fact that if you have a primary healthcare system that is very solid, then most of these issues are sorted out. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, there is a Health Act in place. The Health Act articulates many things. It goes up to the community health extension workers, after which we have the community health volunteers. A lot of the legislation that is there has not touched on this particular category, and thus this particular proposed ... view
• 6 Oct 2020 in Senate: 168 casual workers. If we just dreamt that the community health volunteers become the primary healthcare workers in the community and they are paid this money--- Do we not want to eradicate malaria, diarrhea and all these other diseases? This is the simplest way to go. That is the issue of the money Bill. The other issue which I want to address which is very critical and it has come up is the conflicting legislation between the Health Act and this particular Bill. I have already alluded to it. The Health Act just stops at where the community health volunteers ... view
• 1 Oct 2020 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I congratulate this Committee on the exemplary work they have done, right from the time it was chaired by Sen. Sakaja and later by Sen. Kasanga. She has got to the steering wheel, and is steering this Committee to greater heights. view
• 1 Oct 2020 in Senate: It is only fair that they have come and requested for time. We have always extended time in this House for various Committees. It should be so especially to this Committee. If there is a Committee that has stayed true to their mandate and done work that was clear for everybody to see at a very difficult time, it is this Committee. Right from the onset, they presented their reports on time and even proposed a Bill. view
• 1 Oct 2020 in Senate: Money Bills is going to be quite an issue for both the Eleventh and Twelfth Parliament. One way or the other, we have to solve it because some of the issues addressed in that Bill are very critical for the way we live. This Committee looked at all the facets of life; economic, social, health, education and the way----This Committee The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 1 Oct 2020 in Senate: looked at and tried to intervene on behalf of the Senate to ensure that these issues are heard very clearly. view
• 1 Oct 2020 in Senate: This Committee has run out of time at its most crucial point. They have mandated the Auditor General to undertake a special audit on the utilization of funds allocated and appropriated by the 47 county governments. This is a very serious issue. it has been alluded to by everybody. Almost in all sectors, there are more questions than answers that are coming through. For example, Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve and Sen. (Eng.) Mahamud elaborated quite clearly on the education sector. view
• 1 Oct 2020 in Senate: We know from the Committee on Education that some of the schools are not ready. They are meant to have masks for the learners, sanitizers and social distancing. It becomes very critical. We have been meeting various county officials and asking them the level of preparedness for the opening of the schools. Most of them are saying that most of the funds that were meant to go to them have not been received. view
• 1 Oct 2020 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, this is worrying. When we saw this pandemic unfold, we saw some countries, for example, China, putting up very fortified forward movement in trying to address the issue. We saw countries such as Germany and Sweden going out of their way to ensure things worked appropriately. view
• 1 Oct 2020 in Senate: It has been said already that there is a lot to be done. There is the idea of monitoring and oversighting to ensure that the evolving COVID-19 situation in Kenya is addressed properly. This is very critical. Thirty more days will allow them to do that. The heart of most of what we are waiting for from this Committee is going to be the most relevant and exciting part. I hope that the Auditor General will give a very special audit report that is clear. That gives us even a chance to follow through. I suspect that after the 30 ... view