Faith Wairimu Gitau

All parliamentary appearances

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• 6 May 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, in today’s newspaper, I was shocked to see that the Cabinet Secretary in charge of the Treasury is planning to add 16 per cent to the cost of bread. Can you imagine this? We are pushing our people to poverty. If the prices of bread go up, the cost of living will be so high. Our people are suffering. We should think of them. The President also said that all pending bills should be paid to suppliers and contractors. Seven years down the line, they have not been paid. Some have died and others have been ... view
• 6 May 2021 in National Assembly: (Nyandarua (CWR), JP): I vote no. view
• 19 Nov 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I wish to ask the following Question to the Cabinet Secretary for Interior and Coordination of National Government: (i) What measures has the Ministry put in place to ensure that information that may not have been captured during the Huduma Namba Registration exercise in 2019 is included on the Huduma Card before it is rolled out? 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
• 19 Nov 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I wish to ask the following Question to the Cabinet Secretary for Interior and Coordination of National Government: (i) What measures has the Ministry put in place to ensure that information that may not have been captured during the Huduma Namba Registration exercise in 2019 is included on the Huduma Card before it is rolled out? 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
• 19 Nov 2020 in National Assembly: (ii) What measures has the Ministry put in place to ensure that persons who may not have registered for various reasons, such as the elderly, majority of whom were not able to reach registration centres during the registration exercise are registered? (iii) Could the Ministry consider using information available in the current National Identification Cards (IDs) for citizens above 18 years and subsequently upgrading to Huduma Cards to save the country the colossal amount of money being spent in the Huduma Namba exercise? I thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. view
• 19 Nov 2020 in National Assembly: (ii) What measures has the Ministry put in place to ensure that persons who may not have registered for various reasons, such as the elderly, majority of whom were not able to reach registration centres during the registration exercise are registered? (iii) Could the Ministry consider using information available in the current National Identification Cards (IDs) for citizens above 18 years and subsequently upgrading to Huduma Cards to save the country the colossal amount of money being spent in the Huduma Namba exercise? I thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. view
• 17 Sep 2020 in National Assembly: (Nyandarua (CWR), JP): Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me this chance to contribute. Cancer is the third leading cause of death in Kenya. In one way or another, I have gone through this Bill. So, I know what I am talking about. This Bill comes at a time when cancer treatment needs to be part of primary healthcare. view
• 17 Sep 2020 in National Assembly: The prevalence of cancer is very high, especially among women at a much younger age which is an average of 52 years with 57 per cent compared to men at 62 years with 43 per cent. Children and the rural population are a concern as well as the adults and those in urban areas. Therefore, I really support the Bill which was brought forth by my colleague, Hon. Gladys Wanga. Cancer should be treated at the basic level rather than at the advanced level. Widespread lack of awareness and accurate information about cancer are reasons screening is rare and many ... view
• 17 Sep 2020 in National Assembly: are detected when it is too late to treat it effectively. Several cultural myths such as cancer is caused by ancestors’ curses exist which are critical obstacles to expanded cancer control and care in Kenya, especially when it comes to the early detection. Therefore, with the use of information technology (e-health), myths and misconceptions about the disease will be debunked. Additionally, practitioners in the oncology field will include cancer treatment as part of primary healthcare. That is very important. view
• 17 Sep 2020 in National Assembly: Accessing cancer screening and treatment are major hurdles Kenyan patients with cancer face. You will agree with me that reports show that most cancer care services in Kenya are concentrated within a five-kilometre radius of each other in Nairobi, but not in the rural centres. This leads to very limited access to care for most patients with cancer since 78 per cent of Kenyans are rural residents. This results in long waiting times which causes some previously curable tumors to progress to incurable stages. The fact highlights one of the important propositions in the Bill that is incorporation of telemedicine ... view