Beth Mugo

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 581 to 590 of 977.

• 15 Jul 2010 in National Assembly: Thank you. view
• 15 Jul 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have answered very well. view
• 6 Jul 2010 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I beg to reply. (a) The Government has since reviewed the policy on allocation of ambulances to health facilities. My Ministry is waiting for Treasury guidelines on leasing of ambulances for distribution to health centers throughout the country. There will be one ambulance per constituency and the very large ones, if possible, will receive two. (b) My Ministry has experienced a shortage of laboratory technicians following increased demand for laboratory services throughout the country. My Ministry hopes to increase the number of laboratory technicians though recruitment this financial year. Sericho Health Centre will be ... view
• 6 Jul 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I sympathize with the hon. Member and the family of the lady concerned. However, if the hon. Member listened to me and he has the answer with him, I did not say that a policy is under consideration. That was in May last year. I had to wait for the budgetary allocation to this item. I kept on asking the Treasury, and that is a matter of fact and the hon. Member knows--- I want to thank the Treasury because finally, they were able to give us 300 ambulances. However, after the Budget was read, we ... view
• 6 Jul 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the policy of leasing is from the Treasury. I cannot explain here. The Treasury must have looked at the issue and negotiated, maybe, with motor vehicle owners. They decided that it is a cheaper way of delivering ambulances which will also be taken care of mechanically by the company. As far as the size of the constituency is concerned, we will consider it. We will be purchasing 300 ambulances, but we will be sensitive enough to look at the vast areas. Those are the ones which will get two ambulances. Since the hon. Member’s constituency is ... view
• 6 Jul 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, in the current Budget, we are allowed to hire certain personnel. Technicians are among the personnel, we will hire. Areas which are more desperate will definitely be given the first priority. view
• 6 Jul 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, mostly, the ambulances are stationed in district and provincial hospitals. We do not have excess ambulances anywhere in the country. It is not possible for me to get one ambulance from one area and take it to another place. We have that shortage. Hon. Members will recall that last financial year, we did not buy ambulances. view
• 6 Jul 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to thank the hon. Member for that information. All that will be considered as we look into what to purchase. view
• 6 Jul 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we will do that. view
• 6 Jul 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I agree Kenyans are suffering. I really went into a lot of pressing and requesting to even get the 300 ambulances because I am very sensitive to the problems around the country. As soon as we acquire the ambulances, they will be delivered to the areas. We have had hon. Bahari’s case for quite some time and the distance is so wide. As soon as we hire the technicians, we will remove one from one area to his facility. However, it is not possible to remove any ambulance from anywhere at the moment. This will take ... view