2 Mar 2023 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, Sen. Cherarkey comes from Nandi County and I come from Baringo County. It worries me that according to Sen. Cherarkey, a man is defined by---
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2 Mar 2023 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, is he in order to---
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2 Mar 2023 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise to support the Statement by my learned junior, Sen. Cherarkey.
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2 Mar 2023 in Senate:
In every election, every government has a manifesto that talks about health. Health is a critical component of our society. We talk about universal healthcare, guaranteeing every Kenyan proper medical care. The limitation we have as mentioned by the Member who has raised the Statement is that we have the personnel. We also have several medical training colleges across the country and every year several nurses and other healthcare workers graduate.
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2 Mar 2023 in Senate:
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2 Mar 2023 in Senate:
The problem is not shortage. They are available, but, the pay and the lack of a scheme of service.
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2 Mar 2023 in Senate:
Members of this House will always advocate for their interests. We talk about the Oversight Fund because we want to do our work as Members of this House. Teachers will talk about their salaries, promotion, salary increment and so on, which is in order but the worst situation today is that our healthcare workers are not paid well. There is no proper scheme of service and that explains why we have a shortage and a problem.
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2 Mar 2023 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, you were a Governor for two terms in Kilifi County. I am sure if we were to give you a chance to speak about this issue, you would tell us the very clear experience you went through. These healthcare workers are not paid well because of lack of a scheme of service. I support that proposal through the Statement. It is, indeed, important that we have a scheme of service for these cadre of medical staff.
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2 Mar 2023 in Senate:
In the just concluded Budget Policy Statement (BPS), if you can recall as you were in the House, the national Government proposes to employ about 20,000 medical staff. I support that. However, as we continue to employ more medical staff, we should equally look into the welfare of the already employed members serving in the medical sector. This is so that, we do not produce many qualified staff for medical services, for instance, nurses, clinical officers and so on yet we lose most of them to either foreign employment, as said by Sen. Omogeni or even the private sector. Mr. ...
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2 Mar 2023 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I beg to second this Bill. First and foremost, I thank my colleague Sen. Mungatana, MGH, for this important Bill. Since Independence, there has been no framework for sharing of benefits for natural resources. Every community in Kenya is blessed with natural resources. Others have minerals, water and some areas such as north eastern, Baringo where I come from, and Elgeyo-Marakwet are blessed with sunshine. Some areas have geothermal and various other natural resources. Therefore, the lack of a framework for the sharing of the benefits arising from these natural resources has in a very ...
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