All parliamentary appearances
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9 Feb 2022 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. First of all, I take this opportunity to thank Hon. Woudchief . He is a Member of our Committee. I confirm to this House that Woudchief is one of the most robust and reliable Member in the Committee. He is also experienced quite a lot. He has been in the field of caregivers and social work for many years, not only in this country, but also in the US and other countries. He comes in with a lot of experience. We appreciate his contribution all the time. As a Committee, enactment of this Bill ...
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9 Feb 2022 in National Assembly:
Yes.
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9 Feb 2022 in National Assembly:
He is another dynasty. But anyway, do I say.
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9 Feb 2022 in National Assembly:
Thank you very much. This Bill will go a long way in ensuring that we have people in society who will be working closely with the public to enhance quality affordable healthcare. We use a lot of money as the Government to treat diseases. But it has come to our attention as we sat in the Committee and have proven that prevention is much better than cure. If the Government puts in a lot of money in prevention, through awareness, we will eradicate diseases. If left untreated, the Government will pay a lot of money. Today, we talk about hospitals ...
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9 Feb 2022 in National Assembly:
community health workers like the Early Childhood Development (ECD) teachers? They go hand in hand.
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9 Feb 2022 in National Assembly:
Once it is enacted, it come back to the Committee where we will make sure that we factor in the budget. I appeal to the Ministry that when they itemise the budget in future, we want to see salaries or remuneration for the community health workers. Right now, the Government has set aside almost Kshs870 million to pay the front line workers during the COVID-19 Pandemic. They started with three months, six months and now we are in one year. It seems the Government will absorb them so that they can be part of the work force to continue fighting ...
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9 Feb 2022 in National Assembly:
I support the Bill. Instead of expanding many hospitals, we need to focus on preventive healthcare. That is very important.
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21 Dec 2021 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I second.
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1 Dec 2021 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I rise to ask Question No.483/2021 to the Cabinet Secretary for Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries: (i) Considering the drought ravaging several parts of the country, could the Cabinet Secretary clarify whether the Government intends to purchase maize from farmers currently experiencing a bumper harvest for fortification of the Strategic Food Reserve (SFR)? (ii) How much money has the Government allocated towards purchase of maize from farmers under the SFR and could the Cabinet Secretary confirm the preparedness of the National Cereals and Produce Board to purchase maize from farmers as an emergency intervention? (iii) What is ...
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1 Dec 2021 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Speaker.
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