Dr. David Eseli Simiyu

All parliamentary appearances

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• 2 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, there is the issue of the conditional grants. Those grants were given to the county governments in the last Budget and they were specifically for Level 5 hospitals. But, unfortunately, many of those governors did not take that money to those hospitals. Those hospitals did not see a dime of that money and yet, the services are deteriorating. I asked myself later on what informed the Leader of the Majority in the current Budget to do away with conditional grants? This is because conditional grants are conditional. We are able to follow up and ask the county governments ... view
• 2 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: There is the issue of strategic health commodities. There are some strategic health commodities if left to the counties alone, they might not be able to purchase them. That is because when you purchase in bulk, you get discounts. There are some vaccines that need specialized care; that is the cold chain treatment right from purchasing to delivery. Those functions are beyond the abilities of the county governments. Indeed, up to now, the county governments have agreed that vaccines are usually handled by the national Government through the Extended Programme for Immunization. Indeed, there are some functions which we cannot ... view
• 2 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: KEMSA purchases drugs in bulk. We are all aware that, that agency has some accountability issues, but I do not think we should kill it. We should rather revamp it and ensure that those accountability issues are removed and let KEMSA compete in the The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 2 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: market to service the county governments. That is because it will purchase those drugs in bulk. When you purchase in bulk, you are assured of a lower price and quality. view
• 2 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Do not be surprised right now if you find a county government that has purchased chalk and think that it is paracetamol or Panadol for that matter. One county government actually advertised in the national newspapers for chloroquine, which is no longer used to treat malaria. It is completely outlawed and yet a county government advertised for huge quantities of chloroquine. We are saying that we want our county governments to succeed and we are ready to assist them to succeed. They should not look at what we are doing as being anti-them. However, they should look at what we ... view
• 2 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: If a kid is learning to walk, you hold his or her hand until he or she is able to steady himself or herself on his or her feet. That is what we are trying to do; to hold their hands and ensure that they are able to walk on their two feet. view
• 2 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, with those many remarks, I support the Report. view
• 2 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you. view
• 1 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I am a medical practitioner and a registered one. I know the stages that one goes through before anybody’s mental capabilities are questioned by the medical board. The one who purported to judge anybody mentally insane also happens to be a medical doctor. What he has just said goes against medical The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 1 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: ethics. In fact, if we report to the Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board on his statement here, he can be deregistered. So, what he has done is disrespectful to the profession and he needs to apologise to the profession at large for what he has just said. view