Amos Kimunya

All parliamentary appearances

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• 8 Feb 2022 in National Assembly: With those few remarks, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, once again, I thank the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning for the good work that it has done. I beg to support the Motion. view
• 8 Feb 2022 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I beg to move that he Health Laws (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No.2 of 2021) be now read a Second Time. view
• 8 Feb 2022 in National Assembly: It becomes very clear from the numbering of this Law, the second Bill that we published last year but because of lots of consultations and to and fro, we managed to pass all the laws of 2021 but this one. The good news is that all that consultation was not in vain because it allowed The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 8 Feb 2022 in National Assembly: the various stakeholders to come together and understand the rationale behind the laws and come to consensus in terms of what need to be done going forward. I am sure a bit of that will be explained the Committee. Hon. Speaker guided that they have an extended public participation period and bring an addendum of the Report. This law affects 17 health related Statues. This is mainly to enact the provisions on wide ranging matters related to health policy to improve on efficiency, service delivery and the realisation of Universal Health Coverage (UHC). view
• 8 Feb 2022 in National Assembly: Speaking of UHC, I am glad to note that yesterday, His Excellence the President, while in Mombasa, launched the UHC program. I believe that we are now on the way towards making sure that no Kenyan will have to sell their property because of the indemnity after getting sick. This House provided the enabling legislation and I want to thank Members of this House for passing the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) Bill, which is the anchor law that will help achieve the UHC dream. view
• 8 Feb 2022 in National Assembly: The import of this Bill is, looking at all the various bodies that have a mandate on different health sector, be it the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board (KMPDB), the Pharmacy and Poisons Board or the physiotherapy board, all these boards have different enabling legislation, especially, in terms of the governance structures. What became clear is that there was no uniformity in terms of how people are appointed to the governing structures of all these bodies in line with the Mwongozo code, best practices and some of the lessons learnt from the implementation of the Health Laws (Amendment) Act, ... view
• 8 Feb 2022 in National Assembly: are notorious but that, if you see notoriety in one, it could spread into the others. The best thing is to get the best practice, learn from it and protect everyone else. There is also an issue that is unique to these bodies within the health sector. You will find that membership is conditional and in favour of members of that profession. For you to be appointed a chairperson of the Pharmacy and Poisons Board, you must be a registered pharmacist. We know the work of the chair does not require that technical expertise. We understand that you will, as ... view
• 3 Feb 2022 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I beg to lay the following Papers on the Table of the House today Thursday, 3rd February, 2022: Legal Notice No. 263 relating to the Data Protection (General) Regulations, 2021 and the Explanatory Memorandum from the Ministry of ICT, Innovation and Youth Affairs. Legal Notice No. 264 relating to the Data Protection (Complaints Handling and Enforcement Procedures) Regulations, 2021 and the Explanatory Memorandum Ministry of ICT, Innovation and Youth Affairs. Legal Notice No. 265 relating to the Data Protection (Registration of Data Controllers and Data Processors) Regulations, 2021 and the Explanatory Memorandum from the Ministry of ICT, Innovation ... view
• 3 Feb 2022 in National Assembly: b) Global Fund HIV/AIDS Project Grant – National Aids Control Council; c) Health Sector Support Project – Kenya Medical Suppliers Authority (KEMSA); d) Global Fund Tuberculosis Grant Programme - Ministry of Health; e) Kenya Youth Employment and Opportunities Project – State Department for Youth Affairs; f) Thwake Multi-Purpose Development Program Phase I; g) Ewaso Ng’iro South Development Authority; h) Emergency Locusts Response Project – State Department for Crop Development and Agricultural Research; i) Regional Pastoral Livelihood Resilience Project – Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Cooperatives; j) Enable Youth Kenya Program – State Department for Crop Development and Agricultural; Research; ... view
• 3 Feb 2022 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker view