Mohamed Hire Garane

All parliamentary appearances

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• 10 Aug 2021 in National Assembly: People always talk about water services being devolved. Yes, they are devolved, but the county governments share only 15 per cent of the Budget. The 85 per cent of resources remain here at the Ministry. In fact, they do not do much. At least they should be responsible enough to do something in emergency situations like these. They should do water trucking. The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock should come up with some offtake plans so that the livestock can be sold now and when the situation gets better, the owners can have some income to repurchase the livestock. The ... view
• 5 Aug 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. First, I wish to support the National Hospital Insurance Fund (Amendment) Bill. In a country where majority of the population is out of reach of proper healthcare, it is prudent to have a more vibrant, modern, effective and efficient healthcare delivery system. The NHIF, which is the main delivery of healthcare insurance services to the Kenyan population has been lacking some of these attributes. Many rural folks cannot access healthcare services mainly due to the economic problems in this country. It is a toll order for them even to make the minimum contribution to ... view
• 5 Aug 2021 in National Assembly: Therefore, if we need to achieve the universal healthcare, we need to have a modern and transparent healthcare delivery system. These amendments to the Bill are a welcome move. I would like to touch on a few of them. Aligning the NHIF with the global practice where private health insurance is the primary player while the social insurer becomes the second player is a welcome move. It will ensure that the vulnerable population in the society is catered for. Making it mandatory for all persons above the age of 18 years to make contributions is also a noble idea. However, ... view
• 5 Aug 2021 in National Assembly: The NHIF has been riddled with a lot of scandals. I am a Member of the Public Investments Committee and we have been auditing their books. All the issues that bedevil the NHIF are related to either management or the processes they use. The processes are not fraudulent-proof. If you digitise and seal all the loopholes including the contributions, payments and all the procurement processes, then we can achieve the desired proper healthcare system delivery through the NHIF. I have one concern in Clause 24 of the amendment where the Bill mandates the board of the NHIF to procure and ... view
• 5 Aug 2021 in National Assembly: board to procure private healthcare facilities. It is a good thing, but it is also a loophole for fraudulent activities. With those few remarks, I support the amendments. view
• 6 May 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Sometimes technology is very frustrating. I was at the top of the list but it disappeared. That is why we are having the Chinese rocket which is out of control, and could land on earth anytime. I rise to support this Bill. view
• 6 May 2021 in National Assembly: We need to see where we have come from. Before we arrived at the BBI arrangement, this country was on the brink of collapsing. Through the handshake by the President and the Right Hon. Raila Odinga this country was made stable. We have realised stability and realised that the handshake is what we really needed. Kenyans have spoken. This process has lasted for almost two years. Through stakeholder engagement, through public participation, through various visits to the villages and counties, Kenyans were able to identify nine thematic areas that they wanted something done, areas that they thought required serious attention. ... view
• 6 May 2021 in National Assembly: One attractive thing about the BBI Bill is the strengthening of devolution. The allocation of 35 per cent to counties is something very attractive. I confess that courtesy of devolution, counties like Wajir and Mandera have tarmac roads in their municipalities. Those regions which were considered marginalised, thank God through devolution, are able to get better health facilities, better health services and better road network. That needs to be supported by anybody who cares about that region. Through Clause 51, the last part of the Equalisation Fund meant to bring the marginalized areas at par with the rest of the ... view
• 6 May 2021 in National Assembly: Politics is about competition. What has been happening is that when a gubernatorial candidate ascends to power he deprives of development the region that did not vote for him. Through the Ward Development Fund, which is anchored in the Constitution, such areas will get funds for development, their political lineage notwithstanding. That is a wonderful thing. view
• 6 May 2021 in National Assembly: Anchoring the NG-CDF in the Constitution is a welcome move. The issue of people going to court and claiming that the NG-CDF is unconstitutional will be a thing of the past. This country needs an independent Inspector-General of Police. That one can only be attested to by the Members of Parliament who come from areas that have some serious security The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view