Dr. James Nyikal

All parliamentary appearances

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• 5 Dec 2018 in National Assembly: I support. view
• 5 Dec 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I rise to support this. As we implement the Constitution, we find that there are gaps particularly in the transition areas of the governor’s office. This amendment addresses a gap that was not visualized before. I therefore support. view
• 5 Dec 2018 in National Assembly: I second. view
• 4 Dec 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. On behalf of the Chair of the Committee, I rise to move that this House adopts the Report of the 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
• 4 Dec 2018 in National Assembly: Departmental Committee on Health on Kenyatta University Teaching and Referral Hospital Project, laid on the Table of the House on Wednesday, 17th October 2018. view
• 4 Dec 2018 in National Assembly: The Departmental Committee on Health is putting its weight towards efforts to see that the country attains 100 per cent universal health coverage by 2022. It is against this backdrop that the Committee on its own motion pursued operationalisation of the Kenyatta University Teaching and Referral Hospital. An investment totaling Kshs.8,756,025,600 but is now at the brink of being labeled a white elephant project because the funds have not been allocated towards its dry land and opening while the project is complete. view
• 4 Dec 2018 in National Assembly: Under the universal health coverage agenda, the Government intends to ensure that all Kenyans receive quality health services without suffering financial hardships. Starting November 2017, the Ministry of Health drew up a road map towards achieving 100 per cent universal health coverage in the next four years. The Ministry outlined the key priority areas as well as targets towards achieving this commitment. Universal health coverage means that all people and communities can access promotive, preventive, curative, rehabilitative and palliative health services they need of sufficient quality to be effective without suffering any financial hardships. view
• 4 Dec 2018 in National Assembly: There are three key dimensions of universal health coverage which is population coverage, access to quality care and financial protection. The Kenyatta University Teaching and Referral Hospital therefore squarely sits central to the pursuit of universal healthcare. The hospital will primarily achieve the triplet objects of providing access to public health, a platform for health professionals training and to ease pressure on the two national hospitals, that is Moi Referral and Teaching Hospital (MRTH) and Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH). view
• 4 Dec 2018 in National Assembly: Three weeks ago, when we tabled the Report on the Petition on alleged fraudulent billing of a patient admitted for barely 12 hours in a private hospital, you will recall that the Committee’s focus was firmly on the cost of health care vis-à-vis access. The Committee is well aware of the multifaceted nature of healthcare. Even as we seek to combat fee charges in hospital, we will also seek to improve access to quality healthcare for the general public. Further to that, in the beginning of the year, the Committee tabled a report on operations of the largest referral hospital ... view
• 4 Dec 2018 in National Assembly: The Kenyatta University Hospital project is a move towards easing pressure on Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) by matching services offered at KNH and other large private hospitals in the country. Moreover, availability of adequate medical personnel will be addressed by the operation of the hospital as it will be a teaching and research centre. The College of Health Sciences, which was started in 2004, will be housed at the hospital. The college has four existing Schools of Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy and Public Health. The college seeks to add the School of Dental Sciences and Biomedical Engineering under School of Engineering. ... view