Malachy Charles Ekal Imana

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• 22 Sep 2021 in Senate: Thank you very much. Even if time is gone, I have made my point. view
• 16 Sep 2021 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me the chance to add my voice to this Petition. From the onset, I support the Petition because it is about water. Water is a liquid that keeps us all alive. About 70 per cent of our body mass is water. Therefore, it is one ingredient that should be available all the time to all people in this country. As my fellow Senator just said, it is a constitutional right that all citizens of this country must have clean and safe water to consume. For those of us from drier regions, water is ... view
• 16 Sep 2021 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 Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 16 Sep 2021 in Senate: I would say the same for the North Easter part of the country. The Government should avail vehicles that can ferry water to remote areas so that people can have water. The Government should also drill as many boreholes as possible in these areas, so that people have water. Many people are living in dire need of water. It is even worse in towns with high population, especially during this time of COVID-19 pandemic. People need water for washing and cooking. It is a pity that there is no clean and safe water in this country. When people used to ... view
• 16 Sep 2021 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for allowing me to comment on this Petition. view
• 16 Sep 2021 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 Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 16 Sep 2021 in Senate: We need to appreciate the people who are disabled. A human being is not the body, but the brain. A disabled man cannot use certain parts of their bodies, but if their brains are okay, that means that they functional. Those people can go to school and even work. None of us asks to be disabled. A person can be disabled through an accident and there are those who are born disabled. In a civilized society, it is imperative for all of us to make it possible for the disabled to live their lives comfortably. It is annoying to see ... view
• 16 Sep 2021 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me a chance to comment on this. This Statement is like the one we had about somebody that was disabled and pushed out of his work. When a person has COVID-19, it is like a death sentence. So, if NHIF cannot pay, especially if the people are contributing, it is like telling them to accept to die because there is no money. In a civilized country like Kenya, people should be given immediate medication and asked to pay later. This is because COVID-19 is a death sentence. It is something that can kill ... view
• 16 Sep 2021 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, relatives of that person will be in total shock, especially because many of our people are poor. When they go to hospitals, they expect that the NHIF will help them, only to be told that they have to produce the money. Surely, were will people get such money? view
• 16 Sep 2021 in Senate: Also, there is a provision in hospitals that says that whenever somebody dies, their bodies cannot be released for burial unless the relatives pay money to get them out. How do you hold a dead person, especially one that died of the COVID-19, just because people cannot pay? Is there not a way that people could be held responsible and given the body of their dead person to go and bury? It is so inhumane that somebody is dead and then the body is held because you can pay. What kind of humanity is that? view