Ledama Olekina

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• 4 Mar 2025 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
• 27 Feb 2025 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.53 (1), to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Health regarding the distribution of drugs by the Kenya Medical Suppliers Authority, (KEMSA), to county public health facilities. In the Statement, the Committee should- (1) Table a list of all the drugs manufacturers licenced by the Pharmacy and Poisons Board and drugs procured by KEMSA for resale to county governments. (2) Explain how KEMSA tracked drugs from manufacturers to KEMSA warehouses and onwards to county public health facilities, outlining measures put in place to ensure last-mile distribution of ... view
• 27 Feb 2025 in Senate: I thank you. view
• 27 Feb 2025 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, let me appreciate Sen. Chute briefly for bringing an important Statement. The last time I heard of black fever was when I was looking at countries like India. That is, actually, where it originated. The disease is predominant in areas where there is no healthcare, poor nutrition and housing. What does that tell us? I am a Member of the Committee on Health. My Chairman is also right here, that is the distinguished Senator for Uasin Gishu County. We push for money to go to county governments. Why are our people still poor in the 21st Century? ... view
• 27 Feb 2025 in Senate: We are talking about affordable housing. That should happen in areas with poor housing facilities. The parasite spreads fast because of dust. If you have poor housing facilities, it can easily kill everyone. What is happening in our northern counties will not stop there because this parasite thrives in tropical environments. It will spread to Mombasa, Narok, Machakos and everywhere. We must take this seriously. We cannot have our population dying in the 21st Century because of black fever. Mr. Speaker, Sir, some of us subscribe to political parties that, for many years, have been supporting poor economies. Looking forward, ... view
• 26 Feb 2025 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. My question is directly related to the responses given by the Cabinet Secretary on the question asked by Sen. Mumma. Hon. Cabinet Secretary, you have indicated that the biggest challenge is the debt owed by county governments to KEMSA which is about Kshs6.2 billion. You have also indicated that the Social Health Authority (SHA), which you know very well, that in the Financial Year 2024/2025, it was allocated a total of Kshs25,798,827,666 which is up from the initial of Kshs11,899,413,839. This means that there was an additional Kshs13 billion allocated to SHA to ensure ... view
• 26 Feb 2025 in Senate: disabled people who are epileptic, to stay without drugs in the hospitals because the county governments have not paid KEMSA for the drugs that they are collecting. Please, answer that question diligently. If you have not understood it, ask me again and I will explain it. view
• 26 Feb 2025 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am not sure if the Cabinet Secretary understood my question. She is saying that SHA will pay KEMSA before KEMSA releases the drugs to the hospitals. I want to be clear and I am happy to come and sit down with you and try to explain better what I mean. The question is, since we are having a problem with counties paying KEMSA for the drugs, do you not think that it is about time to become a bit creative and develop a system that will ensure that these manufacturers place their drugs there and ... view
• 26 Feb 2025 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I think I have made it very clear. I will allow my colleagues to maybe piggyback on my question. view
• 25 Feb 2025 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.53(1) to seek a statement from the Standing Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries 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