22 Mar 2018 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for giving me an opportunity to contribute to this Motion. From the outset, I support the Motion. I take this opportunity to congratulate the Committee, led by Hon. Sabina Chege, for the good work they have done. Most of the time, Kenyans think that Parliament is not working. Look at the way they have done this investigation in a very short time. The CID can take ages to conduct such an investigation. They have brought to the House recommendations that can be implemented once we adopt this Report. This matter is serious. It is the most ...
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22 Mar 2018 in National Assembly:
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22 Mar 2018 in National Assembly:
That is a very dangerous thing. The biggest journey in this country is when Muslims go to Mecca for Hajj. The other journey is going to India. All Kenyans are travelling to India for health services, because they are unable to get treatment locally. The other day, newspaper reports indicated that about 13 Members of Parliament were being treated in India for different diseases. Why? If there were quality healthcare services in Kenya, there would be no need to travel to India. As the Leader of the Majority Party said, if today you tell a patient that you are taking ...
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22 Mar 2018 in National Assembly:
Hon. Speaker, you are leaving the Chair now, but let me continue. If this had happened in a certain developed country, serious people would have resigned from office. In Kenya, the skull of a patient who does not require head surgery is opened, but nobody leaves office. When somebody is removed from office, other people make noise and say that one of their own is being victimised. I think the world is coming to an end. Imagine that happening to you. You went to hospital and got admitted. You were suffering from a minor disease, but you are dressed in ...
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22 Mar 2018 in National Assembly:
The KNH should be a premier hospital in this country. If it operates to the required standards, nobody would go to Nairobi or Aga Khan hospitals. This is because people do not trust KNH. I can remember when we used to seriously demonstrate during those days, but now we have changed. When one was hit by a stone, you were taken to KNH. It is a dumping site. The police pick you from the road, put you in a Land Rover and drop you at KNH. Why can they not take you to another hospital? It is a dumping site. ...
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22 Mar 2018 in National Assembly:
If we reduce KNH to the level of Migori Level 4 Hospital where the doctor, nurse, clinical officer and office attendants must be from my village, then, that is what makes systems to collapse and KNH to malfunction. With those few remarks, I support.
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15 Mar 2018 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I had already spoken to the Leader of the Minority Party to give me a chance because I want to attend to some business outside there and he has agreed. It is not Harambee House.
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15 Mar 2018 in National Assembly:
I rise to support very important Bill for this country. I do not know if it is possible that before this Bill is enacted, an agreement is made between the two Houses. The Senate can agree early enough that this is the right thing, we also agree and then we pass it. I was here during the last Parliament when the present Leader of the Minority Party spoke very well about this issue of the Division of Revenue Bill. Taxation measures are done in this House. This is where budgets and all the estimates are done. The Finance Bill is ...
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15 Mar 2018 in National Assembly:
there is a lot of focus on Nairobi because Kenyans believe money is not in the counties, but still in Nairobi. The Senate must come out clearly to address that matter because that is their function, unless they are doing other works. We used to say that, that is the House of old men. I have seen new young men who have come there. They can take over those jobs. Hon. Kang'ata is there. He left us here, a place with young people. I do not know what he is doing there. Hon. Speaker, county governments nowadays rely only on ...
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15 Mar 2018 in National Assembly:
the Senate will not raise issues and put us in mediation. You do not argue in a case where you do not know how the money has been raised. This is the House that approves taxation and everything. So, take what you are given. If you want to add more, come with heshima and say, “please, add for me more”, but it is not their right to demand. The National Assembly is where national Government resources are administered. A Member said that the Senate is a junior House, but I am told that after the handshake, the Leader of the ...
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