Kibwana Kivutha

All parliamentary appearances

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• 28 May 2024 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, according to Standing Order No. 145(5) of the Senate, the Committee invited interested members of the public and stakeholders to submit their proposal on the Bill. The principal object of this Bill is to amend the Public The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate. view
• 28 May 2024 in Senate: Finance Management (PFM) Act No.18 of 2012 to establish a collaborative framework for collection of revenues by the county governments and the national Treasury. view
• 28 May 2024 in Senate: This will boost revenue collection by the county governments and ensure they realize their revenue targets. This Bill speaks to the collection of the county government's revenue and establishment of their own source revenue. Mr. Speaker, Sir, with your permission, I shall proceed to highlight the various provisions in this Bill. The proposed new section of Clause 2 of the Bill requires the county treasury in consultation with the National Treasury, to put in place a county revenue collection system. It requires that such a system that respects the distinctiveness of the two levels of Government be secure, effective, efficient, ... view
• 23 May 2024 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. Sen. Mungatana has taken all my words. Much has been said about this Bill. I have been the crafter of the e-health Bill. I was looking at e-health and focused on telemedicine. I was in another meeting, but when I realized the Cancer Prevention and Control Bill was being discussed, I said I must chip in. This is a dear topic to me. I am in the Committee on Health and have brought up this issue. I have lost many members of my family to cancer. Early screening for cancer should be sensitized. Cancer ... view
• 23 May 2024 in Senate: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only.A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and Audio Services,Senate. view
• 23 May 2024 in Senate: He passed on without us getting to understand when the pain started and how it progressed to his death. Li-Fraumeni Syndrome is something I learned about. This syndrome predisposes people to multiple cancers. Once you get it, there is 100 per cent chance for the woman that it is a death sentence. For men, it is 75 per cent. This syndrome is not known to many doctors. This country does not have a policy or screening protocol for Li-Fraumeni Syndrome. Such kinds of syndromes could be the reason we are seeing a high rate of cancer. I remember there was ... view
• 23 May 2024 in Senate: Our young people need to have testing kits at all times. The Government should invest in and build capacity on genomic equipment. The footprint is big since there is no need to bring new equipment. The country invested so much during COVID-19 pandemic in genomics. The systems are there, and we only have to use them. It only buys the cancer screening kits and capacity training required for cancer. I hear there is a Rapid Diagnostic Kit (RDK) that has come. Nonetheless, they are still being tested. I urge the Government to invest in this. Once made available, you will ... view
• 23 May 2024 in Senate: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only.A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and Audio Services,Senate. view
• 23 May 2024 in Senate: Most of our people used to die because they had to travel to India to do PET scans. One of my brothers was almost 40 years old. He started having back pain, which became severe. When we took him to hospital, he was told he had cancer. They said it was at stage one and advised that he needed to get treatment as soon as possible. We decided to take him to India, but three weeks did not even pass. You cannot believe what we were told when we got there. After doing the PET scan, they found that it ... view
• 23 May 2024 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, cancer is generic. That is why you need to get into family history and understand the issues. Once you know that it is in the family history--- view