Kiplagat Jackson Mandago

All parliamentary appearances

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• 29 May 2024 in Senate: county. People of Isiolo County are suffering going to Meru and other neighbouring counties for medical care and morgue services. Even we, as the Senate, fight to have resources increased to go to counties, in future, we may consider channelling those funds through Conditional Allocation, so that it can benefit specific programmes, which will be felt by the public and boost economies of our counties. Finally, it is imperative for governors to ensure that they pay verified pending bills that are in their counties. Governments are perpetual and they cannot purport that since they were not there during that period, ... view
• 22 May 2024 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. My supplementary question to the Cabinet Secretary follows what Sen. Mutinda asked about coffee. We hear there are plans to waive loans for coffee farmers. Are there plans to also waive loans for cereal farmers through the AFC loans? A supplementary question for Sen. Mungatana’s Question on livestock. Are there plans to supply the outstanding milk coolers under the programme that was run by your Ministry through the support of Polish Government, as some counties such as mine, had already built the structures? The milk coolers were supposed to come from the Ministry of ... view
• 16 May 2024 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I would like to inform the Senator for Kakamega County so that he does not wonder why the women in Kisumu sit like that. The women in Kisumu County observe decency. view
• 8 May 2024 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to lay the following paper on the Table of the Senate today, 8th May, 2024- Report of the Standing Committee on Health on its consideration of the Maternal, New Born and Child Health Bill (Senate Bills No. 17 of 2023) view
• 8 May 2024 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. This is a Statement on the nationwide health workers’ strike. Pursuant to Standing Order No. 56(1)(a), I beg to make a statement on an issue of general topical concern; namely, the nationwide health workers’ strike. Mr. Speaker, Sir, according to the Council of Governors (CoG), there are approximately 4,398 doctors and 31,923 nurses serving in 16,655 county health facilities countrywide. This is up from 874 doctors and 6,620 nurses in 2013. On 13th March, 2024, the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Union (KMPDU) initiated a strike following a notice given on 6th March, 2024. Grievances ... view
• 8 May 2024 in Senate: 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
• 8 May 2024 in Senate: 2. Confirmation of UHC workers, UHC interns, Covid Health Emergency Response Programme (CHERP) staff and the National TB and Lung Diseases Programme (NTLD-P) employees into permanent and pensionable positions, ensuring job security and benefits. 3. Employment on exploitative terms, particularly by hospital boards; 4. Lack of promotions and re-designations; 5. Exclusion of medical laboratory officers from key decision-making processes; 6. Provision of a comprehensive medical insurance cover; and, 7. Employment of sufficient medical laboratory officers. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Government’s position on the matter is that - The National Treasury has released up to Kshs2.5 billion for the placement of ... view
• 8 May 2024 in Senate: 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
• 8 May 2024 in Senate: During the visit, the Committee found that albeit the County Government of Kiambu had put in place admirable steps to mitigate against the strike, health service delivery was still severely impacted with the hospital running on less than 80 per cent of its normal capacity. In addition, on Thursday, 2nd May, 2024, the Standing Committee on Health held a joint meeting with the Departmental Committee on Health of the National Assembly to deliberate on the issues and build consensus towards a way forward. In view of the varied and complex issues raised by the unions, the meeting hosted different stakeholders ... view
• 8 May 2024 in Senate: 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