Masitsa Naomi Shiyonga

All parliamentary appearances

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• 30 May 2019 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, we also have a gap when it comes to access to medication. The medication is expensive and not readily available in our facilities. This makes sickle cell patients to resort to cheap painkillers which cost them more money every day. The estimated cost of painkillers per day is Kshs30. In a month, it becomes very expensive, considering that this is a lifelong condition. As a result, the patients lose faith and courage. view
• 30 May 2019 in Senate: There is stigmatization of this condition. Many families with sickle cell cases do not want to come out and explain or tell people about their condition. They tend to hide and keep quiet because of stigmatization that accompanies this disorder. Therefore, it is high time that this condition is looked at in the population and guidelines given to facilitate treatment. Madam Temporary Speaker, I beg to move and call upon Sen. (Dr.) Zani to second. view
• 28 May 2019 in Senate: Thank you, very much, Madam Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this Bill by my fellow Senator. I congratulate her for bringing it because it is timely and we need it, as a country. Madam Temporary Speaker, the Bill intends to address peace and reduce conflicts in the country. When I was in lower primary school, our clarion was, ―Peace, love and unity.‖ That was like a song to us. We have passed many Bills in this House, but they have never been implemented. We only legislate and leave them to gather dust in the shelves. ... view
• 28 May 2019 in Senate: The framework of this Bill gives energy and courage to operate on policies that are laid down in Articles 10 and 27 of the Constitution, especially where it looks at implementation of interventions aimed at promoting national cohesion and peace building. The mechanism of coordination is very important, and this mandate is mostly given when the commission is formed. However, I would like to recommend a timeframe of when the commission needs to serve. The Bill has elaborated what the transition entails, but even if the time is not given, it is better for the commission to be given three ... view
• 23 May 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to contribute to the Statement by Sen. Halake. As my colleague has put it, it is time for the right people to conduct checks and balances for our SACCOs. The initial urge to form these SACCOs was to improve livelihoods. However, the current and former SACCOs have been turned into milking cows and personal financial gains. The SACCOs in the counties are supposed to improve the livelihoods of people at the county level. However, people regulate them like personal accounts. This Statement will come to the Committee of Tourism, ... view
• 23 May 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to support the Report of the County Governments Budget Implementation Review for Financial Year 2017/2018. The budgets that we have in this nation are a total mess. The Controller of Budget was given an opportunity to serve in a public office but she has left the budgets to be a mess for eight years. What is she doing in that office? The systems in the Controller of Budget‟s office have totally failed and that is why we are left to blame one another. The entire office needs to be restructured ... view
• 23 May 2019 in Senate: Kenya has three independent arms. We have the Executive, the Legislature and the Judiciary. They all have different functions. We should not have a Controller of Budget who lets everybody down. There is need to ensure independence of independent offices and leave bodies mandated with the oversight function to do their work because we have those that oversight themselves. We are required to oversight but we have been denied funds to oversight and monitor projects. We have been left with nowhere to run to. We need to be there but have a budget. The Controller of Budget does not give ... view
• 23 May 2019 in Senate: Devolution was meant to empower citizens. As it is now, we have devolved corruption, nepotism, name it all. If a person gets to an office with a budget, the office will be full of people from one tribe, clan of family. They are blaming the Senate for nothing. I pity Members of the Committee on Finance and Budget but we are there for them. Aluta continua. We shall fight until we get to the end. view
• 23 May 2019 in Senate: We have institutions like the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) and the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) doing their work but you will find suspected culprits being released after two or three days of arrest because the same money they steal is the same they use to give bribes. view
• 23 May 2019 in Senate: This House should be given money for oversight because oversight is not work for one committee. The Auditor-General is doing his work. Therefore, the Controller of Budget also needs to do her work. We need to protect Kenya. view