Getrude Musuruve Inimah

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• 4 Nov 2020 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker for giving me this opportunity. The issue of COVID-19 is now rampant in the country. As a nation, we have to see how protect our citizens because we have to move on as a country. When it comes to the issue of insurance, it is also important that all insurance companies cover COVID-19 patients. I know that there is one insurance company that came before us that is covering COVID-19 cases. There is need for us, as a Senate, to see that we are supporting more funds to go to insurances that are ready to ... view
• 4 Nov 2020 in Senate: I thank you very much for giving me the opportunity to give a comment on the statement by Sen. Malalah. The COVID-19 pandemic has not affected Kakamega County but all the 47 counties. The fact that people are dying in counties as a result of COVID-19 is not reason enough to say that county hospitals should now be taken over by the National Government. People are dying of COVID-19. There is therefore need to ensure that some money is committed for the purpose of buying COVID-19 PPE. view
• 4 Nov 2020 in Senate: I personally went to Kakamega County and donated a lot of face masks to people in my area of Lugari. However, I realized that even if you donate masks, people keep then in the pockets instead of wearing them. There is need for us to engage health workers in the counties to raise awareness. County Governments should bring health workers on board who can go door to door sensitizing people on the COVID-19 to ensure that people get the message right. Sometimes people ignore messages from county governments. Kakamega County has had a lot of plusses with regards to roads ... view
• 4 Nov 2020 in Senate: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 4 Nov 2020 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I thank you for giving me this chance to comment on the Report by the Chairperson of the ad hoc Committee on Covid-19. The Chairperson elaborated on the workings of the Committee concerning the impact of health in various places they went and interrogated. Even as the Committee concludes its report, it should not be conclusive without touching on the impact of COVID-19 on education. Education is a social economic right, which cannot wait. We cannot talk matters health and fail to touch on it. When we look at education and health, they fall under Article 43 ... view
• 4 Nov 2020 in Senate: Education and health are twin sisters. When we take children to school, we endeavor that they will be healthy, safe and secure. This issue of COVID-19 and education was not touched. Schools have opened and there is evidence that children are going to school, especially children from low backgrounds. They are going to school without masks and some schools do not have running water. Water is also a socio-economic right in Article 43 of the Constitution. Health is one of the Big Four Agenda. Even though the Committee has finished its work, it is incomplete because we must touch on ... view
• 4 Nov 2020 in Senate: Senators have talked about county governments and the impact of COVID-19 on health. We need also to assess the impact of COVID-19 in education sector. What are county governments doing about it? I have evidence since I was in the counties recently The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 4 Nov 2020 in Senate: where I visited schools. It was painful to watch children go to school without masks while others had improvised masks; using handkerchiefs to cover their mouths not their noses. There is ignorance in the counties concerning preventive measures. There is need for county governments to ensure that in the county budget, they have an emergency fund. The fund should be for the purpose of preparing children going to school, buying masks and ensuring there is running water. It is unfortunate that water is a devolved function while many schools do not have water. I was talking to the Chairperson, Committee ... view
• 4 Nov 2020 in Senate: we are keen about them. When talking matters health, it also touches schools. There is need for children to be fed. In some schools, you will be surprised that they do not have a feeding programme for their children, even those in ECDs. There is need for governors to ensure that they are setting money aside to ensure that there is a feeding programme in all schools, so that disadvantaged children will get meals in schools because nutrition is important. The ad hoc Committee on the COVID-19 situation should have looked at how food is provided in schools with regard ... view
• 4 Nov 2020 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, thank you for giving me this opportunity to second the Motion by Sen. Nyamunga. I start by congratulating Sen. Nyamunga for coming up with this Motion. Indeed, this is a Motion that is important and it is enshrined in our Constitution in Article 57. It is also enshrined in the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) Report. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view