26 Feb 2020 in Senate:
(ii) Intervenes in the matter with a view to ensuring that the process of compensation claim is easier and easily accessible; and, (iii) Initiates the expedition of payments for those whose compensation claims has been in the custody of the KWS. To add on that, Mr. Speaker, Sir, with your humble indulgence, I humbly request you to look into this matter, considering that the people killed by wildlife mostly were breadwinners. They basically lived on less than a dollar a day, so their families are destroyed, financially and left astray. Also, 60 per cent of the cases in most of ...
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18 Feb 2020 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to make a Petition in regards to the Senate concerning the status of health facilities and healthcare in Lamu County. 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.
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18 Feb 2020 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to report that I have received a petition from Lamu County concerning the status of health facilities and healthcare in Lamu County. I wish to draw the attention of the Senate to the following - (1) That we know and understand that health is a devolved function which is under the care of the county government. We also know that the health facilities in Lamu County have been in bad state if not in neglect by the county government who are the sole custodians. (2) We also know that there have been incidences of death ...
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18 Feb 2020 in Senate:
There was a case last week where a person from Lamu was injured by a boat. She was picked up by an ambulance and it drove to a petrol station for fueling. It remained there for a whole one hour waiting for a communication from the CEC of the department so that it could be fueled. That was bad. Two days ago, the patient died. 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.
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18 Feb 2020 in Senate:
Thirdly, the ambulance which is in Mpeketoni Sub-County Hospital and King Fahad Referral hospitals in Lamu have been grounded. The tyres are worn out and it is not functional. The toilets and latrines are blocked.
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18 Feb 2020 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I wish with a humble request as the Senator of Lamu County, through the Chairperson of the Senate Committee on Health that we make a visit to Lamu because the situation is alarming. People are dying as a result of venom. The situation is bad. If we can have a pre-report by Wednesday, not just me, but the common people of Lamu will appreciate this.
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18 Feb 2020 in Senate:
Kindly, my fellow Senators, I humbly request that you support this Petition and not just in Lamu County, but that we also get good health services in the entire nation.
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18 Feb 2020 in Senate:
( Sen. Murkomen spoke off record )
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10 Feb 2020 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me an opportunity to join fellow Kenyans and my colleagues in relaying my deepest condolences to the family of Sen. Moi and the entire family of the late President Daniel Toroitich arap Moi. On behalf of my family, the extended family of Mzee Stanley Shapashina Loitiptip and the great people of Lamu County, we relay our condolences. I can really talk little of Mzee Moi because of my age at that time. However, I vividly remember three instances. One, he used to work very closely with my late grandfather, Stanley Shapashina Loitiptip, in ...
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