Dr. Mohammed Abdi Kuti

All parliamentary appearances

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• 1 Oct 2013 in Senate: Secondly, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, holding onto these funds at the national level has connotations of corruption and dealings with contractors. Most of the time, the people winning major contracts for these roads do not come from those counties. It is only roads of Class E and below that are given to county contractors. Otherwise most of the contractors will be coming from elsewhere. This is especially so in counties where major The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 1 Oct 2013 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Is my medical colleague, Sen. Khalwale, in order to impute that the Thika Superhighway only goes to The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 1 Oct 2013 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I would like to start by congratulating Sen. (Prof.) Lonyangapuo. Sen. Lonyangapuo touches the hearts of the lower group in terms of societal hierarchy. Recently, you will remember that Sen. Lonyangapuo moved a Motion to support Kenya Police Reservists (KPR). All residents of Arid and Semi Arid Lands (ASALs), especially in Isiolo, appreciated that Motion. Today, this is a similar Motion that addresses the social structure at the last mile. Our elders were the government representatives before the secular government came into place. Every tribal group in Africa had a government before the British ... view
• 1 Oct 2013 in Senate: leaders who address or manage issues. When somebody dies, the wazees come together and they are the ones who are charged with sending information to Sen.(Prof.) Lonyangapuo, to me or to other Senators or to Members of Parliament, after which you hear about it. These structures are operational in Nairobi, but are stronger in the rural villages. This is a total government, save for the fact that they do not move around with flags and do not get any recognition. They do not have an army, but they keep the society together. They are the identity of these communities. They ... view
• 26 Sep 2013 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to lay on the Table of this House the petition by the nurses and clinical officers for the devolution of the responsibility for personnel emoluments to county governments as requested by Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale on 24th July, 2013. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Standing Committee on Health, Labour and Social Welfare was constituted on Thursday, 25th April, 2013 during the first session of the Eleventh Parliament pursuant to provisions of Standing Order No.117. The Committee executes its mandates in accordance with the provisions of Standing Order No. 206 and the Second Schedule from ... view
• 26 Sep 2013 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. (ii) The Transition Authority (TA) brokered the arrangement for personal emoluments; that they will be retained at the national level for a minimum of six months or until the counties develop systems to handle payroll issues. The TA will ensure that capacity to manage payment of emoluments and to supervise delivery of health services is developed at the counties within the transition period. The Ministry of Health will pay emoluments to health workers up to December, 2013. (iii) Individual counties will be in charge of their own health workforce. The Committee adopted submission of the petition ... view
• 26 Sep 2013 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it looks like my colleague in medicine did not listen to what I said. In fact, the provision has been given by the TA that until December, 2013, emoluments will be coming from the national Treasury. After that, it is those counties that have put in place the capacity to manage payrolls that will be devolved the functions of managing the payrolls of their health staff. After evaluation, for those counties which will not have come up with that, the services and emoluments will be coming from the national Government. So, it will not be a ... view
• 26 Sep 2013 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I stand to give a Statement, as sought by the distinguished Senator for Pokot, Sen. (Prof.) Lonyangapuo. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, in his Statement, he sought to know the progress of the cash transfer to the elderly people. In particular, he wanted to know when the full rollout will happen. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I wish to answer as follows. The Older Persons Cash Transfer Programme was initiated in the Financial Year 2006/2007, as a social protection strategy in Kenya. In 2007, it started in three districts, Busia, Nyando and Thika as a pilot project. It ... view
• 26 Sep 2013 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I appreciate the concerns by distinguished Senators. I think this is a very noble programme. It is true the leaders should be involved and should know whether the targeted people are actually getting this money. With regard to Sen. (Prof.) Lonyangapuo’s question on the full implementation, as I had stated earlier, according to the Statement that I read, Kshs2.685 billion has been disbursed this financial year to 290 constituencies. It is important that the hon. Senators also do further interrogation to find more information. Sometimes this process is undertaken through the Ministry of Social Service--- view
• 26 Sep 2013 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to, first, address the issues raised so that everybody is aware of what I am required to deliver. First, they requested that I give a full implementation report, how people are identified and the specific names of the beneficiaries per constituency. Sen. Kajwang also suggested that we change the name to “senior citizens”, which I will discuss with the Ministry and also the The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view