28 Sep 2023 in Senate:
Madam Temporary Chairperson, I beg to move- THAT Clause 23 of the Bill be amended by inserting the words “in consultation with county governments” immediately after the words “Cabinet Secretary shall.”
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26 Sep 2023 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I beg to lay the following Papers on the Table of the Senate today, Tuesday, 26th September, 2023-
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26 Sep 2023 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. The Facility Improvement Financing Bill is a critical Bill. As a House, this Bill is critical towards the implementation of Universal Health Care (UHC). As the Senate Majority Leader has put it, this is a Bill that is going to enable our facilities to address short-term emergency procurement of consumables within facilities that would have taken time if regular procurement processes were followed in the county.
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26 Sep 2023 in National Assembly:
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26 Sep 2023 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I think it is my height. Maybe I can use---
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26 Sep 2023 in National Assembly:
The problem with the Senator for Nairobi City County---
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26 Sep 2023 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I was saying that this Bill is very critical for the rolling out of UHC. Our facilities have had challenges in the past. I agree with the Senate Majority Leader that speaking from experience and having served as Governor just like the Speaker, the requirement of putting all the revenue from our facilities to the CRF, then requisitioning through the normal requisition process and making it available to facilities was curtailing service delivery especially addressing procurement of consumables which would otherwise be required on an emergency basis. This Bill provides for facilities to retain not only the ...
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26 Sep 2023 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. This Bill is going to allow our facilities to be improved and gives some autonomy to the committees that are managing these facilities. I thank various stakeholders we engaged, including development partners, county governments and the Ministry of Health. We are proposing amendments based on the 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 Services,Senate.
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26 Sep 2023 in National Assembly:
recommendations they gave. This Bill will be among the enablers of rolling out the Universal Health Care (UHC). I thank my Committee Members for the good work they have done to make sure the Facilities Improvement Financing Bill is in place. This Bill will make healthcare uniform for all counties, so that no county is left behind. We are aware that counties through their own motions and initiatives have passed their own Facilities Improvement Finance Bills at the county level. However, more than 30 counties have not passed the Bill. Therefore, this Bill will fill this gap and enable retention ...
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26 Sep 2023 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. This Primary Health Care Bill will be part of the Bills that will enable the roll-out of UHC. This Bill will also set in motion the preventive and promotive part of health that has for a long time in this country been ignored or totally shelved. This is what has resulted into the high cost of health in this country. A shift from preventive and promotive to curative is what has resulted into high medical bills, many cases and a high disease burden. This Bill is bringing into force the CHPs who initially were called ...
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