18 Apr 2024 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, this is a Statement relating to the activities of the Standing Committee on Health, from 13th February, 2024, to 28th May, 2024. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.56(1)(b) of the Senate Standing Orders to make a Statement relating to the activities of the Standing Committee on Health during the Part I of the Third Session of the 13th Parliament. The Standing Committee on Health is established under Standing Order No.228 (3) of the Senate Standing Orders and is mandated to consider all matters relating to medical services, public health and sanitation. During the ...
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18 Apr 2024 in Senate:
On petitions, Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Committee has concluded its consideration of the Petition by Kenyatta University medical students on the engagement and use of Kenyatta University Teaching, Referral and Research Hospital (KUTRRH) by medical students at Kenyatta University. A report on this has been compiled and is awaiting adoption by the Committee. Moving to Statements, during the period under review, the Committee considered and sought responses on the following 10 Statements as follows– (a) Statement by Sen. Hamida Kibwana, MP, on the circumstances that led to the amputation of baby Jennifer Mwasi’s hand at Wesu Hospital in Taita-Taveta County. ...
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18 Apr 2024 in Senate:
Moving on to stakeholder engagements and workshops, during the period under review, the Committee, in collaboration with the Senate Liaison Office (SLO), held one stakeholder engagement with Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD), a United Kingdom (UK) public body dedicated to supporting democracy around the world, and working with parliaments, political parties and civil society groups to help make countries political systems fairer, more inclusive, accountable and transparent, in its quest to implement post-legislative scrutiny as a monitoring and evaluating tool on health related laws, not only national, but also county laws, with a particular focus on the Health Act, 2017. ...
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17 Apr 2024 in Senate:
On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. 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.
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17 Apr 2024 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, under Standing Order No.105 on statement of facts. Is the Senator for Nandi County in order to allege that the matter has been resolved and confirm that the land belongs to one Mr. Chepsilonge? From this statement alone, it informs that these are invaders from Nandi County invading Uasin Gishu County.
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17 Apr 2024 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I would like to ask the Cabinet Secretary for Defence when the military will begin the completion process of the Kipchoge Keino Stadium in Eldoret that was handed over to them. Thank you for dealing with the cartels.
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17 Apr 2024 in Senate:
Thank you very much, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I would like to ask supplementary questions to the Cabinet Secretary regarding reimbursements of NHIF, particularly to public facilities. In this question, as a Committee, we visited Mbagathi Hospital. The defunct NHIF owes them a lot of money and they are unable to deliver service. The other critical facility is the Nairobi Funeral Home, which has a generator that has not been working for two years. Reimbursements from NHIF would have sorted, including Isiolo Hospital. So, we would like to know, in the transition period process, what is the department doing to ...
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17 Apr 2024 in Senate:
itself, as a mother Ministry, doing to pay the debts they owe to the defunct NHIF, including State Department of Public Service, for WIBA amounting to millions of money, to make sure that those debts are paid before the new process begins? Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir
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17 Apr 2024 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, you know this is a House of record. In her first response, the CS indicated that they were expecting Kshs5.5 billion from the National Treasury. In the second, she has indicated Kshs8.5 billion. Which is the correct figure that will be released from the National Treasury, so that we have it on record?
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27 Mar 2024 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Maybe the Clerks-at-the- Table can assist me with my card. I do not know whether this is a Question or suggestion to the Cabinet Secretary. On digitization, what happens with controversial land or those that have disputes during the digitization process? I ask this because there is a land in question in Uasin Gishu County between the county government, the Department of Defence and the people of the county. However, during digitization, a title which was fraudulently acquired, was also
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