Kipchumba Murkomen

All parliamentary appearances

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• 25 Sep 2019 in Senate: (2) Report of the Auditor-General on the Financial Statements of Machakos County Bursary Fund for the year ended 30th June, 2017. (3) Report of the Auditor-General on the Financial Statements of Trans Nzoia County Public Service Board for the year ended 30th June, 2018. (4) Report of the Auditor-General on the Financial Statements of Makueni County Assembly Car Mortgage Loan Fund for the year ended 30th June, 2018. (5) Report of the Auditor-General on the Financial Statements of Makueni County Sand Conservation and Utilisation Authority for the year ended 30th June, 2018. (6) Report of the Auditor-General on the Financial ... view
• 25 Sep 2019 in Senate: I thank you. view
• 25 Sep 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. First of all, let me join Sen. Khaniri to condole the family of Annette because of this very unfortunate incident. I agree with Sen. Wetangula that Annette is not just the one in Vihiga; there are many Annettes across the country because of medical negligence. Mr. Speaker, Sir, emergency medical care is something that found its way even up to our Constitution. It is mandatory that when people are taken to any hospital – not just private, but even public hospitals – before you can discuss and think about payment, by the time you are ... view
• 25 Sep 2019 in Senate: You should stabilize the patient first and then we can discuss further treatment; if it requires medicine, workers or more money. This is an issue that we must get to the bottom of it. Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is also important that we have here today, our Members of County Assemblies (MCAs) from Migori County. It is unfortunate that cases like the one for Ms. Annette are not being arrested at the local level because the county assemblies have become departments of the county executive. view
• 25 Sep 2019 in Senate: As we speak at the moment, the County Assembly of Vihiga should have already done something so that when their Senator is reporting this issue to this House, it is at the secondary or appeal level where the county assembly will say; we have done everything possible. view
• 25 Sep 2019 in Senate: If a county assembly cannot be bold enough to summon the County Executive Committee (CEC) Member of Health or the superintendent in charge of that hospital; or to call for suspension of those individuals, then what is the point of us saying that we have an oversight institution at the local level? view
• 25 Sep 2019 in Senate: The responsibility per se lies with the Governor and his County Executive; he must do his job. In the failure of the Governor, his CECs, staff and medical providers to do their job; such issues must be arrested at the local level. Before the Senate Committee on Health goes to Vihiga, we want to see that the health committee of the County Assembly of Vihiga is reported from the local level that they are providing local solutions. Otherwise what is the point of saying that we have oversight at the local level? view
• 25 Sep 2019 in Senate: Secondly, if it is true that CECs are disrespectful to county assemblies or perhaps county assemblies are unable to do their job, Sen. Khaniri should bring another request to your office for capacity building for oversight purposes at that local level. This thing should be sorted out. I am happy that Governor Sonko is trying to sort the issue that we will discuss later. view
• 25 Sep 2019 in Senate: Counties must operate like governments. I see a lot of blame being shifted back to the national level on issues that are purely devolved. Things like agriculture and health, instead of these functions being handled at the local level, already the blame is being put on the national level. view
• 25 Sep 2019 in Senate: Citizens are losing faith in their local governments because the Constitutions says that the local governments are devolved but solutions are not being provided. I believe that that should be done and Sen. Khaniri should be on this issue until someone is arrested and found culpable. This House should also look into the issue of enforcement of emergency health care in all the counties across the country. view