Danson Mungatana

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• 24 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the decision to dissolve the Board of KEMSA and to set up a task-force was informed by the number of complaints that we received in terms of the distribution of drugs. The complainants were not limited to practitioners in the field, but among them were Members in this House who said that drugs were not reaching specific rural health centres. We took a decision at the Ministry's headquarters to set up a task-force that is being chaired by Dr. Richard Muga. This decision was taken on 10th July, 2008. We have received an interim report. I believe ... view
• 24 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is not correct to say that the deaths that occur in hospitals are caused by generic drugs. Maybe, I need to explain to the House that the difference between generic drugs and branded drugs is that generic drugs are a cheaper version of the branded drugs. The selling prices of branded drugs, includes the costs of innovation. So, you find that the same active ingredient in a particular drug is two times, or four times, the cost in a branded drug. The same active ingredient is the one that will treat you. It will have equivalent ... view
• 24 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to assure the good doctor that the generic drugs being utilised in Government hospitals are proper drugs. They have the same qualities, the same efficacy and the same safety standards as the branded drugs. The difference between the generic and fake drugs must be distinguished. A fake drug would be one that somebody just sits down and compounds a tablet which does not contain even the active ingredients and sells it as, say, piriton, but, in fact, it is not a piriton. That is a fake drug. So, that is a different issue altogether. The ... view
• 24 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, may I also take this opportunity to thank the Minister for moving this Motion. I want to also associate myself with the views of hon. colleagues who have spoken before me. I want to support this Motion but with some reservations. These are very strong reservations. The reason I chose to lean on the side of supporting this Motion is that the benefits are obvious. This is what hon. colleagues have dwelt on. We know that the Great Lakes Region--- In fact, the Minister in moving this Motion stated that the growth capacity of the ... view
• 24 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, let me take this opportunity to congratulate the Minister for Justice, National Cohesion and Constitutional Affairs for bringing this Bill to this House for discussion. The Memorandum of Objects and Reasons gives us the reasons for this Bill. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker. Sir, one of the things the Minister said while moving this Bill, and I was listening very carefully, is that it is supposed to be a Bill that promotes peace, justice, national unity, healing and reconciliation amongst the people of Kenya. Peace and justice are essential commodities for the peaceful existence of this ... view
• 23 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to air my views on this Motion. First of all, I want to thank Mr. Kioni for bringing this Motion to the House thereby giving us an opportunity to air our views on this matter. I listened very carefully to the hon. Member as he moved this Motion. I am persuaded that it requires the entire support of this House. I stand to support this Motion because of the following reasons: First of all, if you look at the Standing Orders, we have various Select Committees which have been ... view
• 23 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, when we have matters that touch on national importance, it is important for us, as a Parliament, to engage so that our views and thoughts can be heard. The unlawfully organised groups have been a phenomenon in this country for a number of years. They always arise just before elections and are active just after elections. This raises the question: "What is the role of leaders in these organised groups?" Unfortunately, some of them are elected into this august House. It, therefore, becomes impossible to investigate the same people, especially if the same people are appointed ... view
• 3 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I thank you for giving me the opportunity to also make my views known on this Bill. First, may I congratulate the Minister for Justice, National Cohesion and Justice Affairs for bringing this Bill to the House. It is a good job she has done. As I have always said, for every good job, there is always space to improve it. I also want to pay tribute to Mr. Abdikadir for his appropriate submissions that he has made, which will help us to understand further what we need to do to make this proposed law ... view
• 3 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, do we need to have yet another commission that will take a lot of money from the Republic of Kenya? How efficacious will it be? How has it been in other republics where such commissions have been set up? I would invite the Minister to look at these questions and tell us whether this first way of going - the way it is proposed in this Bill - is, indeed, the way we should go. The second method, which, in my opinion, seems to have worked very well, is what Mr. Abdikadir had referred to, ... view
• 2 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, may I take this opportunity to thank you for giving me this chance to also air my views on this Motion. I want to state from the outset that I support this Motion, and supported it in the last Parliament. I want to take this opportunity to congratulate Mr. Mbau for bringing this Motion back to this House. I argue that there is merit in bringing back some of the hon. Members, because they have the institutional memory that helps this House to move forward, instead of repeating itself. Those of us who remember, a similar ... view