15 Jun 2017 in National Assembly:
I am not comfortable with this. Much as we want to allow this to enrich the debate and make it more meaningful, some Members may not be in good books with the whip of a particular party. So, they may be excluded in this debate. I am not comfortable that the party whips be given priority to say who should talk on what topics. Sometimes the contrary opinion may carry the day. Why should we restrict this? It should be open. This is an open House and a debating Chamber. I am not comfortable with this amendment to Standing Orders. ...
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13 Jun 2017 in National Assembly:
Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker, for giving me the opportunity. I support this Report. There are too many problems in parastatals and State corporations. First of all, I agree with the recommendations made by the PIC. For example, parastatals alter their budgets. I happen to have been a CEO of two parastatals in this country. In line with the regulations, budgets are approved by the line Ministries or, at least, there is a discussion between the State corporation that is involved and the line Ministry. Apparently, that practice is dead. That is why we have budgets that are not ...
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13 Jun 2017 in National Assembly:
a hurry to appoint board members. The MD and the management operate without board members. That is why we have so many problems because nobody checks what is happening. For example, we have had a case in the Department of Agriculture, where the Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Authority (AFFA) is operating without a board for no reason. If you ask why they have not done that, nobody tells you why the board has not been appointed. The CEO has no idea what is happening. You cannot blame the CEO. He will do what he wants without the board’s approval because ...
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13 Jun 2017 in National Assembly:
Many cases are pending in court and we may not know what is happening in some of them. People bribe their way out of some of these cases. Ours is a sad case and the recommendations that have been made by the Committee should be adhered to immediately so that we can arrest the situation.
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13 Jun 2017 in National Assembly:
I support the Report.
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24 May 2017 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I take this opportunity to congratulate Hon. Sang for coming up with this very important Bill. Its objective is to make provision for training, registration and licensing of occupational therapists and regulation of the same practice. It is important for us to make some corrections when this Bill gets to the Third Reading. The primary role of that profession is to stabilise injured patients so that they can continue with their lives. We have cases where patients become very sick or are injured and become paralysed. Hon. Sang mentioned that, that training started in ...
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24 May 2017 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I take this opportunity to congratulate Hon. Sang for coming up with this very important Bill. Its objective is to make provision for training, registration and licensing of occupational therapists and regulation of the same practice. It is important for us to make some corrections when this Bill gets to the Third Reading. The primary role of that profession is to stabilise injured patients so that they can continue with their lives. We have cases where patients become very sick or are injured and become paralysed. Hon. Sang mentioned that, that training started in ...
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24 May 2017 in National Assembly:
The establishment of the council will retain some of our good brains who can help our people. I know of cases where sick or paralysed persons, instead of seeking proper treatment, are treated by quacks in the village and the patients end up becoming worse. We have cases where patients are taken to countries like India, South Africa, Europe and the United States of America because of lack of professionals in that field. That field of medicine should be looked into. I have seen quite a number of regulations that have come up relating to local practice. Therefore, we should ...
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24 May 2017 in National Assembly:
The establishment of the council will retain some of our good brains who can help our people. I know of cases where sick or paralysed persons, instead of seeking proper treatment, are treated by quacks in the village and the patients end up becoming worse. We have cases where patients are taken to countries like India, South Africa, Europe and the United States of America because of lack of professionals in that field. That field of medicine should be looked into. I have seen quite a number of regulations that have come up relating to local practice. Therefore, we should ...
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17 May 2017 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I also want to take this opportunity to thank Hon. David Ochieng for coming up with this Bill. I want to declare that I was a businessman before I became a Member of Parliament. In the interest of our country, this Bill has come at the right time. There is need for us to set up the Kenya Trade Remedies Agency. Currently, we have multiple agencies that deal with importation of goods in this country. I have in mind the Ministry of Trade and Industrialisation, the Customs and Excise Department that check on importation ...
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