Michael Maling'a Mbito

All parliamentary appearances

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• 4 Nov 2020 in Senate: Madam Deputy Speaker, despite this effort to safeguard human health and environment as well as to prevent technical barriers to trade across the East African region, the said standards are yet to be implemented. Kenya is under obligation to demonstrate action to address the environmental and health impact of lead exposure from these paints. The most effective way to ensure that consumers get lead-free paints, with no addition of toxic metals, is by enforcing the standards and creating the necessary awareness. The time to phase out leaded paints is now. I thank you. view
• 3 Nov 2020 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I rise pursuant to Standing Order 51(1)(b) of the Senate Standing Orders to make a Statement relating to the activities of the Standing Committee on Health for the period 1st April 2020 to 6th October 2020. view
• 3 Nov 2020 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I want to thank my Chairperson for that thorough Report. Due to constraint of time, I will just want to speak on two issues. First, in our inquiry as a Committee, it was very unfortunate that we found very different type of preparedness by counties. We found some counties had good preparedness while some counties were below par. This was a very serious which has actually contributed to all these issues we are seeing of the second surge. The second very urgent matter that needs to be addressed is the issue of COVID- 19 ... view
• 3 Nov 2020 in Senate: enforced, especially to do with social distancing and wearing of masks. Those are mandatory. With this second surge, we might end up losing many people if we do not take this matter seriously. I call upon leaders to be on the forefront to ensure that we follow the regulations that are in place. With those few remarks, I beg to second the Motion. view
• 7 Oct 2020 in Senate: Madam Deputy Speaker, I beg to move: THAT, the Senate adopts the Report of the Standing Committee on Health on its inquiry into the death of a patient at the M.P. Shah Hospital allegedly due to negligence, laid on the Table of the Senate on Thursday, 24th September, 2020. Madam Deputy Speaker, the House may recall that this Statement was referred to the Standing Committee on Health. We were tasked to investigate whether contrary to Article 43(1)(a) of the Constitution and Section 7 of the Health Act, whether M.P Shah Hospital caused the untimely death of the late Mrs. Virginia ... view
• 7 Oct 2020 in Senate: To this end, we as a Committee, held several meetings with the Members of the family of the deceased, officials from the Ministry of Health, Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) officials and National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF). Basically, we wanted to clarify the circumstances that led to the death of the patient as well as understand the broader legal policy and regulatory ethical factors that may have contributed to the unfortunate and untimely death. Madam Deputy Speaker, in quick summary, the Committee found that M.P Shah Hospital failed to provide definitive emergency treatment to the late Mrs. ... view
• 7 Oct 2020 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. Let me thank the Senators for their contributions towards this Motion and the support they have given this serious matter. It is my hope that it will go a long way into informing other hospitals that we need to offer emergency services. It will also go a long way to inform the Ministry of 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
• 7 Oct 2020 in Senate: Health that we must put the Emergency Services Health Bill and other emergency protocols in place. I thank the House for the support. view
• 6 Oct 2020 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.41(1) of the Senate Standing Orders on an issue of general topical concern; the Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) to Spur Future Development. Mr. Speaker, Sir, for Africa to not just to survive the current pandemic but thrive investment into digital infrastructure is inevitable. Much needed digital infrastructure and resulting digital transformation will be an enabler of rapid development across the continent, positively impacting the most vulnerable communities. While digital transformation is certainly not a new discussion, the COVID-19 pandemic has abruptly accelerated the need for digital adoption. There is urgent need ... view
• 6 Oct 2020 in Senate: Thank you very much, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. Let me start by thanking Sen. (Dr.) Zani for bringing this very important Bill, which will definitely have a profound effect on the way we conduct community health business in the counties. I am happy that Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. reminded me about the meeting that we had last week. Let me just inform him that we had the Principal Secretary (PS) with us this morning. We brought up the issues to do with community health and non-state actors with her, and issues came up. There were some funny Innovations for Poverty ... view