Michael Maling'a Mbito

All parliamentary appearances

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• 28 Apr 2020 in Senate: Committee, let me state that my able Chair has canvassed well on these matters. He has given a good summary of the issues we have covered. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, without fear of contradiction, I want to say that we have covered most of the stakeholders in the health sector. We sat down and listened to them and we got their concerns. I just wish to make a comment or two on what we have noticed so far. In as much as the Ministry of Health has been supportive in terms of coming up with measures on how to address ... view
• 28 Apr 2020 in Senate: governments, county assemblies and my fellow Senators to be on the lookout because a lot of money will go to the counties and we need to oversight and ensure that the money is put to good use. I would also like to talk about restriction of movement of persons and other measures such as the curfew that have been put in place. We discussed these matters with the CS. The question is; do we just put these measures in place and hope that COVID-19 will go away? Once an area is locked down, the first thing should be testing. People ... view
• 21 Apr 2020 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.47(1) to make a Statement on a matter of general topical concern, namely, the habit by hospitals of detaining deceased persons over non-payment of outstanding bills. When people take their relatives to hospital, it is the hope that the person will be attended to, treated and they will get well enough to go back home. Unfortunately, this is not always the case and there are times that the patient loses the battle and dies. Often times, there are patients who die after prolonged stay in hospital or even following emergency treatment ... view
• 21 Apr 2020 in Senate: 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
• 21 Apr 2020 in Senate: To mention just but a few, in 2012, the Nairobi Hospital was taken to court vide Case No.407 of 2012 over the detention of a deceased person. Again, Karen Hospital vide Case No.448 of 2015 was taken to court over the same issue. Most recently in 2017, a police officer whose twins died after birth was detained in a Nairobi hospital for failure to foot a bill of Kshs3 million. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am further perturbed by the current story of a family in Gatuikira, Kiambu County, which in March was forced to hold the burial of their son ... view
• 21 Apr 2020 in Senate: This detention is unconstitutional. The Constitution protects everybody’s right to dignity, protection from cruelty, inhuman degrading treatment and to liberty. The right to dignity means that one must be valued and treated with respect. The right to be protected from cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment places a responsibility on the Government to ensure that no one is treated in a manner that causes them mental, emotional and physical pain or in any manner that humiliates them. view
• 21 Apr 2020 in Senate: The right to liberty means that one should not be arbitrarily deprived of their freedom. Courts on several occasions have pronounced themselves on the matter of detention of deceased persons by hospitals. It is imperative that this illegality be put to a stop. view
• 21 Apr 2020 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the next step is to engage a national conversation around financing and regulation of the health sector to eliminate arbitrary pricing, thereby addressing one of the root causes of this detentions. Further, the Government is currently pushing the Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Programme with the aim of ensuring that the most vulnerable citizens can access quality healthcare without being crippled by financial hardships. view
• 21 Apr 2020 in Senate: As the Chairman of the Standing Committee on Health, I wish to make an undertaking to follow up on the case of young Brian and any other Kenyan who might be undergoing a similar situation and report to this House in due course. view
• 21 Apr 2020 in Senate: Thank you. view