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17 Nov 2021 in Senate:
Should I pay attention to the Senator here?
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17 Nov 2021 in Senate:
Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, at that time, the Committee had various red flags which necessitated inquiry. There was issue of utilization of Universal Healthcare (UHC) coverage and the Kenya Medical Supplies Agencies (KEMSA) capital budget to fund COVID-19 related procurements, irregular use of retrospective direct procurement method, they give details of the various suppliers who are later on featured in this report and commencing COVID-19 related procurement without an approved budget. These were some of the red flags among others. Mr. Temporary Speaker Sir, I also want to note that between 13th March and 31st July 2020, 97 per cent ...
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17 Nov 2021 in Senate:
supplies procured were still lying in KEMSA, it suggests that only 3 per cent had been utilized at that time. During its enquiry, the Committee observed a number of issues. There was need for better oversight by the Ministry of Health over KEMSA, a disconnect between the board of KEMSA, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of KEMSA and the board of management, the issue timely reporting and lack of adhering to the reporting structures, among others. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I made about 26 various observations. This shows the level of work that was put in at the Committee level ...
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17 Nov 2021 in Senate:
volunteers can do on the ground and their facilitation. What can be given that can make changes that touch on the health outcomes? Apart from education inequality, the biggest inequality in a developing country like Kenya is health inequality. A child who can easily be cured from malaria by getting the right medication will have their outcome not catered for. For the sake of scholarship and knowledge in education, this report has so much basic information that is key to anybody who wants to understand this health sector better. That is a very big budget and proportions are given in ...
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17 Nov 2021 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I just like how words change. There was no mention of the Senator for Kitui County. No such mention was given. In fact, I could just be talking about an imaginary speaker; a Senator next to me. On Page 54 at the 13th joint sitting held on that day the committee received the final report from the regulatory authority, the committee was briefed as follows. There is a full briefing. All the COVID-19 related tenders were processed through direct procurement. The procurement proceedings were initiated via intent letters et cetera. The commitment letters did ...
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17 Nov 2021 in Senate:
Then we have the second recommendation again on investigation. The timeline is one month. The Senate oversight committee for this is the Committee on Health. Maybe even as we get to reply, it would be good to hear something on this. Maybe it is not yet on this report but we might be getting insights as to what this Committee on Health has done in terms of follow up. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the fourth recommendation is regarding the Act. Provide an elaborate framework for the conduct of a rapid market survey in case of emergency procurement. This is key ...
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11 Nov 2021 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Speaker Sir. I wish to support the Statement from Sen. Nyamunga. She has touched a very important category of people who already, by the nature of their disease, have been disadvantaged. We have many people with sickle cell anemia and they cannot be 100 per cent productive. It is a struggle. It is very expensive as well. So, if there is a way they can be covered so that they can be taken care of and lighten their burden, then this is definitely the way to go. The way to see it, is that we save in ...
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9 Nov 2021 in Senate:
Madam Deputy Speaker, Sen. Wetangula is a Member of the Committee.
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3 Nov 2021 in Senate:
Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I wish to support this Petition brought by Mr. Sagwe and the other petitioners. It is a very pragmatic Petition addressing a critical issue in the education sector. This is probably something that not many people have given thought to. Madam Deputy Speaker, it is interesting that this team of petitioners already engaged the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD) and the Teachers Service Commission (TSC). This Petition, if given a chance will allow the Committee to interact with the various stakeholders. It should be able to catapult this discussion to a different level and ...
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3 Nov 2021 in Senate:
On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker.
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