Masitsa Naomi Shiyonga

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• 30 May 2019 in Senate: However, the street children struggle in life and here in Kenya. They are homeless and the number is multiplying. They are violated and hungry. They do not have anybody to take care of them. The violence they mostly face is sexual exploitation accompanied with other risks. These children do not get enough medical attention because, of course, they do not have money. They do not go to good facilities. These are our children whose rights have been violated. view
• 30 May 2019 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I support this Motion and the sponsor. Indeed, it calls for much more than just what we are discussing here. They have many problems. As my colleagues have put it, their basic needs, as provided for in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), have been abused. They do not have access to schools. If these children are not taken care of, will they spare any person whom they think is living well, knowing that their rights are being violated? Let us stop stealing funds meant for these children. They are our children and Kenyans. We need to accommodate ... view
• 30 May 2019 in Senate: I support. 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
• 30 May 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to move the following Motion in an amended form. I beg to Move- THAT, AWARE THAT Article 43(1)(a) of the Constitution provides that every person has the right to the highest attainable standard of health, which includes the right to health care services, including reproductive health care; NOTING THAT, Parliament enacted the Health Act (2017) whose objects encompass the need to establish a national health system at the national and county levels, as well as to facilitate, in a progressive and equitable manner, the highest attainable standards of health services; ... view
• 30 May 2019 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I take this earliest opportunity to say that sickle cell disease has caused more harm than good in the population and it is unrealised in these modern days. The World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates that around five per cent of the world‟s population with traits of blood disorders are mainly carrying Sickle Cell Disease. Looking at estimates, about 300 babies with severe blood disorders are born every day and year with sickle cell disorder. view
• 30 May 2019 in Senate: Kenya is among African countries with the highest burden of unrealised sickle cell and other blood disorders. Pronounced in these areas is mainly Malaria which is endemic in the Coast, Nyanza and Western regions, not forgetting that Sickle Cell Disease is one of the conditions where management gaps exist. There is need to realise that the population is suffering. People who have Sickle Cell Disease are suffering without realization in our population. 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
• 30 May 2019 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, we do not have data or estimates on Sickle Cell Disease in Kenya that can guide us on how we can look at it and consider it as any other serious disease. Children and populations born with this condition are encountering serious problems in their lives. view
• 30 May 2019 in Senate: I would like to mention a few severe challenges that Sickle Cell Disease and other blood disorders pose and the gaps that exist in Kenya today. One challenge is lack of actionable data on the number of people affected for effective policy-making. Very few know about Sickle Cell Disease. The management and information on this disease is also lacking, especially among the first-time parents whose children have Sickle Cell Disease and other blood disorders. There is also lack of information on how to manage the disease. The Government has not fully educated all sensitized Kenyans on the signs, causes, treatment ... view
• 30 May 2019 in Senate: We also have other challenges such as lack of early screening programmes. There is high prevalence of this disease especially in Coast, Western and other pockets of our country. This warrants neonatal screening and comprehensive care programs. The implementation of these screening programmes can at least facilitate the affected population and warrant early treatment when the disease is diagnosed early. This would ensure that patients do not suffer permanent kidney damage or stroke. The other gap is misdiagnosis. Lack of adequate information contributes to misdiagnosis, especially where healthcare workers who are working in our facilities do not know how to ... view
• 30 May 2019 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, there is little awareness about Sickle Cell and lack of policies to help patients manage the condition. Most parents and families do not know simple interventions such as managing fever or what to do with an elongated spleen. Screening of this condition in families also lack, hence suffering is prolonged and death occurs in children. view