Benson Makali Mulu

All parliamentary appearances

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• 29 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: Just to help him, there is an amendment on the allocation of the Cooperatives Department and Management—the amendment of the Kshs20 million. That is what he should be moving. view
• 29 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. This is a fairly short amendment. As you can see, it is a Senate Bill. The main object is to streamline operation of the county public service boards. These boards play a very key role at the county level. They oversee all recruitment in the counties. On that basis, it is important that we get the right people to manage the boards. One of the amendments, as my Chair has said, is the issue of secretary to the board. The Senate proposes that the person must be a professional with certified secretary ... view
• 29 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: there is no need of repeating it when we are dealing with Bills in this Parliament. Instead of repeating that at this level, why do we not just say: “As per the constitutional provision in Articles 10, 27 and 232?” Indeed, that will take care of such things. The other important thing is what the Chair has talked about, that is, public participation. This amendment was subjected to public participation and we got input from different stakeholders. As we go to the Third Reading, we will be proposing some amendments. At some point, there could be need to have a ... view
• 23 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for also giving me this opportunity to contribute to this important Bill. I want to start by appreciating the Committee, the Mover and the Seconder, because this is an important Bill. It has come quite late. Although the Majority Leader has indicated that it is part of what is in the Health Act, I think making it operational has been an issue of concern. To me, the reason this stand-alone Bill becomes important is because it provides a legal and institutional framework for managing issues of blood transfusion. When we talk about this service, through this ... view
• 23 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: I see it as a Bill which is going, in the long run, to assist this country achieve effective planning for a healthy nation. There is the common saying to the effect that failure to plan is planning to fail. The fact that this Bill will put structures in place in a very organised way, this country will be planning for a very health nation. 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
• 23 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: I have been imagining that we have very practical examples in our constituencies in matters relating to blood. There are cases where our voters come to the office and tell us that they have a patient at the Kenyatta National Hospital and blood is required. They mobilise members of their clan and friends who come all the way to Kenyatta National Hospital, blood is taken, but some are told that they are very weak to donate blood when they have spent money to come to Nairobi. These are the issues which affect our people. Cancer patients sometimes also go through ... view
• 23 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: Another important thing in this Bill is that it will lead to highest professional management of our blood in hospitals. I like what one Hon. Member said that you donate blood in the morning and in the afternoon, because the patient is in a critical state, the patient gets the blood. So, the question I always ask myself is whether we conduct all the necessary basic tests on that blood before it is pushed to another person. In this era of many complicated diseases, it is important that before you get this blood to your body, all the tests are ... view
• 23 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: The HIV has complicated matters. As the Leader of the Majority Party said, people are scared to donate blood because some are not sure of their status and do not want their status to be confirmed. The assumption is that anytime you go there and you are told your blood is not good for a patient, then automatically the conclusion is that you are HIV positive. These are the challenges we are facing as a country. We need to get enough blood in our reserves and as a result, when one is donating, it will be for purposes of replacing ... view
• 23 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: I also like the idea of people visiting out there. They might not have to go to Israel, but the reason the Seconder of the Motion said that they can go to Israel is because it has been in a situation where every time they are bombed and lose a lot of blood. Even in the last two weeks, we have been seeing what has been happening. As a result of that, they might be having a very effective way of ensuring that when one needs blood, one gets it in good time. I support a situation where The electronic ... view
• 23 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: people go out there to see what is happening so that we do not have to reinvent the wheel, but learn the international best practices. Then we can also become a country that takes care of her people. view