Cecily Mbarire

All parliamentary appearances

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• 26 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise to second this very important Motion. I am doing so, against the backdrop of the fact that tomorrow we will witness the beginning of a new dawn in Kenya where medical care is a right that is enshrined in the Constitution. Article 43(i)(a) says: view
• 26 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: “Every person has the right— (a) to the highest attainable standard of health, which includes the right to health care services, including reproductive health care.” It further goes in sub- article (2) to state that: “ A person shall not be denied emergency medical treatment”. view
• 26 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we will have a new country where medical care is a right that is enshrined in the new Constitution. It is, therefore, important that as we pass this particular Vote of the Ministry of Medical Services, we look at what we will be able to achieve as a nation in terms of ensuring that we have proper health care. The major challenge now is meeting this particular human right need that is enshrined in the new Constitution. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we should allocate more funds to this Ministry if we want it to ... view
• 24 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I want to concentrate on three major points. view
• 24 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: First, I want to speak about the Tourist Police Unit, which, in many senses, has not been properly catered for. Speaking for the Ministry of Tourism, we would really want to see more money and more vehicles allocated to this very important unit, because without ensuring the security of tourists, we will always have the problem of tourists not wanting to come to Kenya. view
• 24 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I also want to add my voice on the need to increase the budgetary allocation to NACADA. We do not have public rehabilitation facilities in this country. Right now, the rehabilitation facilities available to alcoholics and drug addicts are run by private institutions, and cannot be afforded by common view
• 24 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: . So, we would like to see more money going to NACADA for awareness creation and rehabilitation. view
• 24 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: Finally, on the issues of police reforms and a new curriculum, I hope that the people responsible are taking very seriously the issue of gender-based violence, and how to handle it when it happens. With those few remarks, I beg to support and congratulate the Ministry for its good work. view
• 17 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to add my voice to debate on this important Motion. Let me begin by thanking the Ministry for the great work they have been doing for the last one year. We have heard from the Minister of the many achievements that have been made. I want to say that I think there is much more for the Ministry to do. If this Ministry was to really have its impact felt across the country, I feel the budget should be increased, because Kshs32 billion is just a drop in ... view
• 17 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: I did not even speak for a minute, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. view