Masitsa Naomi Shiyonga

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• 11 Jan 2022 in Senate: I want to start by congratulating my colleagues who have contributed to this Bill. I am delighted that this new year they got an opportunity to contribute to this timely Bill that I have brought to this House. I congratulate Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve for seconding this Bill and giving the input that she did on the Floor of the House. I applaud her because it view
• 11 Jan 2022 in Senate: is not only a Bill that will enable one sector of the Government especially the county governments, but it will assist Kenyans to see the reality and difficulties being encountered in the health sector. view
• 11 Jan 2022 in Senate: Madam Deputy Speaker, Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve mentioned that in the constituency where she comes from, and the county that I come from, there are no drugs at the moment and they depend on KEMSA. She particularly mentioned Lumakanda and other wards in the sub-county. The reality is on the ground. view
• 11 Jan 2022 in Senate: The people are feeling it, that they do not have what they really need especially when it comes to the facilities in the counties. She mentioned an example, but this cuts across the country. Most of the facilities have the same cross-cutting problems because of the monopoly of KEMSA. view
• 11 Jan 2022 in Senate: I thank Sen. Nyamunga who also put it to work, talking about its monopoly and highlighting how the Government needs to improve. We are only supporting, not curtailing KEMSA. At the end of it all, let them see that Kenyans are suffering because of the bureaucracy it has put in place instead of fast tracking the process across the board so that the sick in our Government hospitals get real-time treatment. view
• 11 Jan 2022 in Senate: I also thank Sen. Halake who came out loudly in her contribution. KEMSA as it stands now is a monopoly. When we had COVID-19, we saw KEMSA struggling. We are not trying to change the whole thing, but just deleting some of the sections that are causing challenges to the health sector to make sure that Kenya realizes the best provision from the health sector especially when it comes to a devolved function where resources follow functions. I also congratulate Sen. Kavindu Muthama who supported this Bill. Thank you very much for standing with this Bill. I know even in ... view
• 11 Jan 2022 in Senate: people who we represent. This is especially so in the health sector. Right now, 60 percent of Kenyans are suffering. I applaud Sen. Olekina who is a member of the Committee on Health. He has proposed an amendment which I took note of. Looking at the further amendment that he proposed, I agree with him totally that we should not inherit pending bills incurred by county governments. I will propose an amendment that county governments that do not clear pending bills should not be allowed to make purchases because of incompetence in purchasing drugs. We should look for a way ... view
• 11 Jan 2022 in Senate: With those few remarks, Madam Deputy Speaker, I know many Members could have wished to contribute but because of time, I congratulate them. view
• 11 Jan 2022 in Senate: Madam Deputy Speaker, I request that pursuant to Standing Order No.61(3), the putting of the question be deferred to a later date. view
• 2 Dec 2021 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, thank you for giving me this opportunity. I commend our Chairperson in the Committee on Labour and Social Welfare for doing a good job. I am a Member of that Committee so I know the good work that we are doing under his leadership. We have worked around the clock to ensure that we accomplish most of the work within the set timelines. It is a yard stick for all of us. We made a point of meeting all the petitioners and stakeholders as outlined in the reports. We really exhausted all the stakeholders that were ... view