Hellen Chelangat Chepkwony

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 91 to 97 of 97.

• 5 Jun 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, I support this Motion very much, and I would like things to be decentralised to the counties, so that people can reach there easily, especially for treatment of cancer. Treatment of renal diseases should be subsidised like treatment of other diseases such as diabetes. We would also like them to subsidise treatment of kidney diseases and cancer. I support this Motion. view
• 5 Jun 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, hon. Deputy Speaker. I rise to support the Motion. view
• 5 Jun 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, many people in this country die of cancer and renal diseases because they cannot afford treatment for those diseases. My family is a victim of one of those diseases and, therefore, I strongly support this Motion to facilitate early diagnosis of those diseases, so that treatment can start at the early stages. view
• 5 Jun 2013 in National Assembly: The Ministry of Health is trying to help women, especially in respect of cervical cancer, by encouraging early diagnosis, so that the disease can be treated at its early stages. However, the programme does not cover the whole country. Therefore, not everybody has been screened. One has to be screened for all types of cancer. We cannot deal with only one type of cancer, namely, cervical cancer for women and leave out other types like throat cancer, stomach cancer, pancreatic cancer, brain cancer, among other types of cancer. view
• 5 Jun 2013 in National Assembly: Therefore, I would like the Ministry concerned to make sure that in every year, they set aside some money for dialysis machines and cancer equipment. The machines should then be taken to the county-level medical facilities so that patients can access services at various centres. view
• 5 Jun 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, it is a pity that 50 years after Independence, we have only four specialists in Kenya, when the Ministry of Health trains medical personnel every year. Where are the specialists being trained by the Ministry going? There is so much brain-drain of specialists from Kenya to other countries because our Government underpays them. The Jubilee Government has pledged to improve health services in this view
• 24 Apr 2013 in National Assembly: (Hon. (Ms.) Chepkwony): Hon. Deputy Speaker, I would like to congratulate you and hon. speaker for being elected to the office. Being my first speech, I would, first of all, to thank His Excellency the President for making an excellent proposal for this country. The President loves this country very much and that is why he gave a very excellent Speech. Hon. Deputy Speaker, I would like to thank him for establishing a fund for the women and the youth. But, despite our appreciation, the fund is still small. That is because if you divide the amount among the 47 ... view