James Lomenen Ekomwa

All parliamentary appearances

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• 27 Jun 2019 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, it was a point of information which is also relevant according to our Standing Orders. view
• 27 Jun 2019 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, why is it becoming irrelevant to me when it was relevant to other Members who spoke earlier? view
• 27 Jun 2019 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I support the Report. I want to thank the Departmental Committee on Health. It is evident that Kenyans are suffering. I know you have travelled to many countries. In our neighbouring States, which I The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 27 Jun 2019 in National Assembly: know you have visited referral hospitals are more than 100 or even a million yet here in Kenya we are only talking about five. The burials we attend every weekend are because of inadequacy of personnel and facilities in most of our health institutions. No one knows when one will become sick and where. We should not concentrate on the five referral hospitals. One day you will go for official duty, as the Temporary Deputy Speaker, to Turkana and while you are there, you may fall sick and you will need medical attention. You will not get it because we ... view
• 27 Jun 2019 in National Assembly: For how long will we hire doctors from Cuba? Supposing Cuba bans hiring of their doctors, where will we get doctors? We need to defend our own doctors and train them. We need to improve on what we have. For how long will we keep borrowing? It is very painful to realise that in our nation many people destroy, ruin, kill and steal from public institutions to develop private ones. Most of us go to private hospitals, but if you critically analyse them, you find the resources used to build them are from public institutions. view
• 27 Jun 2019 in National Assembly: We passed the budget yet it is very painful to see a patient being referred to a referral facility just because of a headache. For example, a patient from Lodwar or Kapenguria may be referred to MTRH just because of a headache. You find some health centres do not even have Panadols and those treating people are hospital attendants. Where are the doctors? Are they really committed to serving Kenyans or are they tired of serving the people? view
• 27 Jun 2019 in National Assembly: The issue of health is very serious. As a House, we need to resolve that the health sector, which is devolved, should go back to the national Government. Devolution is about devolving everything including our commitment and resources. I have a case study where two months ago the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentist Board (KMPDB), which is for doctors and dentists, visited my county. When they reached my health centre, almost 20,000 patients attended the free health clinic and they realised that many Kenyans are sick and just seated in their homes. There are no health facilities offering services and ... view
• 27 Jun 2019 in National Assembly: Without much ado, I support this Report. The Government should take it seriously. We want governors and those in charge of the Ministry of Health to collaborate in ensuring that hospitals in the counties are well equipped, have enough personnel and facilities, so that our people can access services at the right time. view
• 27 Jun 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. view
• 7 May 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. I also join my colleagues in opposing the amendment. This is just the same thing. A contract starts when you sign the contract documents. Signing is commitment that you will abide by the regulations of the contract. The regulations of the contract contain so many things. Saying that it begins on commencement is a contradiction. I oppose the amendment. view