Japheth Kiplangat Mutai

All parliamentary appearances

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• 22 Mar 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to oppose this Report. We are here because of the failures in several institutions that ought to be functioning well. The functions of KNH are very clear. The genesis of everything that triggered the events of what we are dealing with was an allegation of sexual assault at the maternity wing. The function of maternity wing is not one of the functions of the Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH). If indeed other hospitals had been functioning, those allegations would never have come to fore. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, secondly, it is amazing that ... view
• 22 Mar 2018 in National Assembly: It is evident from the Report that the nurses at Kenyatta National Hospital are over- stretched and the Report clearly states that. But the Report does not specifically dwell on how the over-stretching caused that event. There is no link. There is no nexus. The two events do not link with the mishap. That is why I condemn this Report. In this Report, the Chair mentioned an incident when she was presenting - my colleague from Kikambala even said it – of a patient who died in the hospital. Sorry, he is the Member for Matungulu and not Kikambala. view
• 22 Mar 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, we are all human and human is to err. I dully corrected the same. The Member is an eminent Member of the Departmental Committee on Health and a respected one at that. The issue where a patient was bludgeoned to death arose in a previous Committee sitting. But the same was included in this Report and made to look bad. I sat in that Committee when the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Kenyatta National Hospital was present and I never heard anyone bring that issue to the fore and ask the CEO to respond to it ... view
• 22 Mar 2018 in National Assembly: We have a right to air our opinion. view
• 22 Mar 2018 in National Assembly: This Report does not mention the success stories of the Kenyatta National Hospital. Recently, the same Hospital undertook an operation to separate Siamese twins which was very successful. We also had a reconstructive surgery to re-attach a hand which had been chopped off. This is medical surgical procedure that I do not how to define. Those are successful stories from the Hospital. Unlike what our colleagues have said, we cannot condemn wholly Kenyatta National Hospital based on individuals or the Board. If institutional failures are not addressed, even the next board will fail. The next CEO will also come and ... view
• 28 Feb 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to support the Motion before the House. First, I commend the Departmental Committee on Health for a job well done. view
• 28 Feb 2018 in National Assembly: Mr Tum is a man of great repute and honour. I stand here proud of him. He is a gentleman who did commendable work in KMTC and he has a very wonderful track record. As Kenyans, we must commend such people of great repute. view
• 28 Feb 2018 in National Assembly: The State Department of Health is one of the departments which have been an Achilles’ heel for the Government. The problems bedevilling the Department run all the way to the counties. They include nurses’ strikes, lack of drugs and lack of equipment. These challenges are not insurmountable. I believe that this is the right man to solve all those problems in the county governments once and for all. view
• 28 Feb 2018 in National Assembly: Health, being part of the big four agenda of the Jubilee Government, should be given priority. With brains of the likes of Mr Tum, I believe the problems facing the State Department for Health will be solved. Matters of health are a question of life and death. We get it wrong, we send many people to the graves; we get it right, we save many lives. In their wisdom, the President and the Deputy President thought it fit to give health priority in the Jubilee Government. view
• 28 Feb 2018 in National Assembly: Universal health is very critical. In the Third World, only few countries like Cuba have streamlined health. In Africa, it was Libya at the time of Muammar Gadaffi. Kenya is not there 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