1 Nov 2023 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise to ask Question No.19 - (a) What measures has the Government taken to ensure that reproductive health services are accessible to Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) in compliance with Article 43(a) of the Constitution? (b) Could the Cabinet Secretary provide a list of all the medical facilities equipped with disability friendly infrastructure and indicate the training programmes developed and resources deployed by the Government to medical practitioners, to ensure they are adequately prepared to attend to PwDs.
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1 Nov 2023 in Senate:
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1 Nov 2023 in Senate:
(c) What is the Government doing to ensure that such services as occupational therapy, speech therapy and behavioural therapy, which are essential for children with disabilities, are covered by the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF).
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1 Nov 2023 in Senate:
(c) What is the Government doing to ensure that such services as occupational therapy, speech therapy and behavioural therapy, which are essential for children with disabilities, are covered by the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF).
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1 Nov 2023 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I wish to allow my colleagues to come in first. I will come in later.
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1 Nov 2023 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I wish to allow my colleagues to come in first. I will come in later.
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1 Nov 2023 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I thank the Cabinet Secretary for those elaborate answers. I have two clarifications that I would want you to make. On the disability-friendly infrastructure, you indicated that the maternity is the least equipped at the level of seven per cent. I would want you to speak more on this because we have had so many cases of women with disabilities losing their lives at the time of delivery. Among the interventions, you indicated that may have been made at these facilities is employment of at least five per cent for PwDs. I would want you to speak ...
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1 Nov 2023 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I thank the Cabinet Secretary for those elaborate answers. I have two clarifications that I would want you to make. On the disability-friendly infrastructure, you indicated that the maternity is the least equipped at the level of seven per cent. I would want you to speak more on this because we have had so many cases of women with disabilities losing their lives at the time of delivery. Among the interventions, you indicated that may have been made at these facilities is employment of at least five per cent for PwDs. I would want you to speak ...
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1 Nov 2023 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Let me first welcome and congratulate the Cabinet Secretary. He is a man I have known for the better part of my life. I am sure he will do a good job in his new docket. We are talking about hardship areas and scarcity of food. I am aware that the NYS owns large tracts of land all over Kenya, including Samburu County. This land is idle. Apprise this House on the plans you have for the commercialization of the idle land so that we can help the country in solving the food problem. ...
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