Masitsa Naomi Shiyonga

All parliamentary appearances

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• 11 Jan 2022 in Senate: So, what we are proposing here is that we are standing with KEMSA. We want to complement KEMSA that, let the county governments be in a position to procure their own drugs without tying many strings to it. This is such that they do not have to request KEMSA to do everything for them. We are just trying to facilitate because this is a function of the county governments. They should not tie it to one central area where when there is an emergency, the procurement process is delayed. view
• 11 Jan 2022 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, when such a law comes into place, let us allow the Senate to digest it especially when the function is a devolved one. The ability of the Authority to make these requests has really jeopardised the right to health under Article 43 of the Constitution. Everyone has a right to health. The position that KEMSA has put the Kenyan people in has really compromised nearly everything. Everything is delayed and people are not able to get services. view
• 11 Jan 2022 in Senate: As I alluded earlier, we have looked at what has happened during the COVID-19 pandemic. Corruption has been rampant. We came here and came up with Bills and amendments, but when you look at what KEMSA did, it was just turning a few people view
• 11 Jan 2022 in Senate: into millionaires. They were hurrying up a system that was supposed to assist Kenyans. As a result of the increased demand that the country was supposed to deal with, we had corruption. view
• 11 Jan 2022 in Senate: The amendment that I am putting across is important. If we support this, counties will be relieved of the responsibility of going through KEMSA as one central area or control system that will compromise the process through the delay and the refill system that we are experiencing. view
• 11 Jan 2022 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, with those few remarks, and with the few amendments that I have put across, I take this opportunity to request Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve to second the Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (Amendment) Bill, 2021. view
• 11 Jan 2022 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 11 Jan 2022 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I take this opportunity to move that the Bill be now read a Second Time. I ask Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve to second the Bill. view
• 11 Jan 2022 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 11 Jan 2022 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to reply to the Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bills No.53 of 2021). view