Cherarkey K Samson

All parliamentary appearances

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• 20 Jun 2019 in Senate: Government projects, which is very good. We want everybody to show us what they have sown, because what you reap is what you have sown. view
• 20 Jun 2019 in Senate: My second point on the issue of stalled projects, is the pending bills. You will find that some contractors are on site, but because they have raised a certificate, they were not given mobilization resources after being given the letter of award of that contract. They, therefore, go ahead and leave that project. There are so many roads in this country that some companies were given to construct. For example, if you go to Makueni, Machakos, across the 47 counties and even in your County, Kajiado, the roads there have stalled. I have heard Sen. Ochillo-Ayacko telling us that in ... view
• 20 Jun 2019 in Senate: Amen, Madam Temporary Speaker. Sen. Kibiru should look at the stalled projects in terms of pending bills and procurement up to the point where the services are delivered. Some of those projects have stalled because of cases that are in court. There are cases where the contractor has not been paid hence he just wants to frustrate that project. It is good that Sen. Kibiru is sitting with Sen. (Eng.) Maina, who has a wealth of experience in dealing with mega projects in this country. I hope that he will assist him develop some of the ideas that we are ... view
• 20 Jun 2019 in Senate: former Governor was constructing the stadium but the new Governor does not want to complete it. He has started building something that looks like a kiosk next to the old stadium. That makes you wonder the rationale for that. Why should you build a different stadium yet there is a stadium that just needs completion? That is total wastage of resources. We must look for legal amendments to deal with the stalled projects. We must obligate the county governments. If Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. becomes the Governor of Makueni County, he does not have to walk away from the projects ... view
• 18 Jun 2019 in Senate: Thank you Madam Temporary Speaker. I want to thank Sen. Seneta for this timely Amendment of the Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bills No. 38 of 2018). It is timely and very important, because KEMSA, as it is constituted now, has a lot of unfettered powers. They have gone into commercialization as opposed to the need to supply drugs to our county governments. When you look at the Fourth Schedule of the Constitution, one of the key functions that was retained in the national Government was the issue of the health policy. However, the Budget that was read ... view
• 18 Jun 2019 in Senate: Secondly, I want, from the onset, to support and thank Sen. Seneta for this wonderful amendment. KEMSA has the infrastructure to supply drugs according to the needs of Kenyans, from the two national referral hospitals to the hospitals at the county level like Kapsabet County Referral Hospital, Nandi Hills Hospital, Kabiyet Hospital, Maraba Hospital in Nandi County and other 83 health facilities in Nandi. The infrastructure that KEMSA should use should have been beneficial to all the people. We should have continuous supply of drugs. However, when governors give out drugs, they want the occasion full of pomp and colour, ... view
• 18 Jun 2019 in Senate: Governors use procurement and supply of drugs as a political tool, which is very wrong because that is an essential service, just like security and education. In my county, when the Governor launches the supply of drugs worth Kshs70 or 72 million, there is usually pomp and colour during the event. There is always media coverage and akinamama who can sing and dance. During those events, you would think there is manna which has fallen from heaven, yet that is the people’s right. Therefore, KEMSA should ensure the continuous supply of drugs in our county and national referral hospitals. In ... view
• 18 Jun 2019 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, the other day, we discussed about the impotent Medical Equipment Leasing Programme that has not benefited Kenyans. The Money for the programme was increased from Kshs94 to Kshs200 million for every county. We know that the programme will come to an end in a few years. We debated here and agreed that there should be zero allocation to the programme, but the National Assembly slashed the amount to around Kshs60 million for every county. As I talk now, there are counties in this country – be it Kakamega, Bungoma, Mombasa, Trans Nzoia or Nandi – that have ... view
• 18 Jun 2019 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I come from Nandi County, and I do not know how other counties operate. If you see people calling the media, making a lot of noise and demonstrating, it tells you there are no drugs. After that, members of the county executive appear from nowhere and promise to supply drugs the following week. view
• 18 Jun 2019 in Senate: Thirdly, since KEMSA has the infrastructure, expertise and technical knowhow, those officers should know, for example, that in the North Rift, there is a lot of malaria during the rainy season; and they should monitor that. I have heard a Senator talk about a breakout of disease in his county; KEMSA should come in handy at such times to do monitoring. view