Augostinho Neto Oyugi

All parliamentary appearances

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• 29 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: I would like to support this provision, but I have a couple of things to raise. First, you are talking about replacing nurses and paramedical staff. I have looked at the entire Bill and there is no definition of “paramedical staff”. Maybe the Chair of the Committee would consider a definition of what paramedics would be in this Bill. view
• 29 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: Secondly, I would like to thank the Committee Chair for agreeing to include this amendment because we had pleaded with her to ensure that every county has a referral hospital. She has used a good discretion. That is how lawmaking should be and I appreciate that of her. view
• 29 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: Lastly, she has said that there would be upgrading or downgrading in the criteria that the Cabinet Secretary will recommend. It will be nice to expressly put the provisions under which these criteria can be set, so that they are not just set arbitrarily. That way, we will ensure that a downgrade or upgrade will not just happen at the whims of a Cabinet Secretary. I, therefore, think the criterion should be set. Otherwise, I support. view
• 29 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you. It is commendable that we have been able to pass this important piece of legislation, however several things have come to the fore. First, we are giving money to the county governments, which is a good thing. The percentages we have given them is not what the law anticipates but it is an increment from what we gave them last year. We must demand for efficiency at the county level because, apart from the money that we give the counties, there is also money that they ought to ordinarily generate from amongst themselves. You will find that when ... view
• 29 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you so much, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I support the Bill. view
• 29 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I would like to second that the Bill be recommitted in the clauses that the Hon. Member for Rangwe has said. One thing that comes to the fore is the issue of emergency health care, which like we have agreed, is a constitutional provision. The manner in which Clause 7 was canvassed needed a little bit more interest because it was taking away fundamental rights. Second, is Clause 28 which gives the provisions of the Authority. We really need to look at the Authority afresh so that we trim it. With those comments, it ... view
• 24 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I thank the Chair of the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs for moving this Motion. I would like to second it. 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
• 24 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: First, I would like to say something that he has not said in seconding this Bill. This extension is a no-cost extension. The Commission, Judges and Vetting Board have agreed that they have sufficient money that they need to do this undertaking. So, it has no extra cost on the people of Kenya. They have the money that was allocated to them. It is only because of other reasons that they were unable to finish their work but they are happy to work within the budget. I know that the Board has taken fairly long to do its job. The ... view
• 24 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: On a point of information, Hon. Deputy Speaker. view
• 24 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I would like to inform Hon. Nyamweya that the three months he is talking about is the amendment we are making. We are seeking to replace by six months, which precedes that. So, the Bill will read:- “Six months from 31st December 2015.” That means that we are giving them an extension from 31st March to the end of June. I thank you. view