Beth Mugo

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 661 to 670 of 977.

• 24 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, whereas I know sometimes there are shortages, but I know we have enough test kits. Unless they were late in being delivered by the Kenya Medical Supplies Agency (KEMSA), they have enough test kits. I cannot say here now how many because that is completely a different Question. But if the hon. Member is keen to know how many test kits we have, I can bring back the number, but we have enough. We have a shortage of staff. I have always told this House that we were waiting for nurses to be employed after they had ... view
• 24 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I can hardly hear the question. view
• 24 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, we do have regular staff in all the areas wherever we have our health centres, dispensaries and even district hospitals. The areas we employed special staff--- view
• 24 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: No, Mr. Speaker, Sir. We sent our staff to areas where cholera was very acute. That is what I wanted to explain. These are the areas where there were highest casualties. view
• 24 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Yes, Mr. Speaker, Sir, we will consider it. view
• 24 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Yes, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I will definitely direct them to do so, if they have not already done so. However, I would like to urge Kisumu City Council to clear the raw sewage. It is not the work of my Ministry to clear it. I would also like to urge the Ministry of Environment and Mineral Resources and the Ministry of Local Government to do their work. If they do not, we will sue them. view
• 24 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, on the four cases of cholera reported in Kisumu, these are new cases. In fact, we had contained cholera in Kisumu. The four cases referred to by hon. Shakeel have not been confirmed that they are cholera. But we are treating them as cholera. We are definitely making sure that it does not spread to other areas. view
• 24 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am truly sorry for the young man. I know about that incident because we talked about it. We will give them an ambulance, so that no one has to walk to the hospital. I do not know what exactly could have happened because I have my officers on the ground. However, when we were told those officers were not enough to handle the situation, we send a specific team to Laisamis. I am sorry if the action came a little bit late. It will not happen next time. I will follow the officers responsible for that. view
• 24 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I cannot confirm that is what is happening. We have enough supplies in the hospitals. If the hon. Member brings any particular case, we will deal with it instead of generalizing. I cannot really pretend to teach medics here medical issues because I know management. I can teach the hon. Member management! view
• 24 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Having said that, I have very good professionals in my Ministry. They are very qualified, if not more than the hon. Member, they are the same. I believe that they do correct diagnosis. view