31 Jul 2019 in Senate:
Madam Temporary Chairperson, I beg to move: THAT, Clause 2 of the Bill be amended- (a) in the proposed new section 160A by deleting subsection (1) and substituting therefore the following new subsections- (1) The Cabinet Secretary shall, in consultation with the Council of County Governors, the Commission on Revenue Allocation, the Kenya Revenue Authority, develop a uniform county revenue collection system.
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31 Jul 2019 in Senate:
(1A) Every County Treasury shall adopt and implement the county revenue collection system developed under subsection (1) having regard to the particular needs of the respective county. (b) in the proposed new section 160B by inserting the words “the Controller of Budget, the Auditor-General” immediately after the words “National Treasury” appearing in subsection (2). (c) in the proposed new section 160C by- (i) deleting the words “two years” appearing after the words “within a period of” and substituting therefor the words “one year” appearing in subsection (1); and (ii) inserting the words “on the recommendation of the Senate and” immediately ...
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31 Jul 2019 in Senate:
Madam Temporary Speaker, I beg to support the Bill. Let me thank Sen. (Dr.) Ali for moving this very important Bill---
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31 Jul 2019 in Senate:
Thank you very much, Madam Temporary Speaker. I also rise to support the Bill by Sen. (Dr.) Ali. I thank him for bringing this very important Bill at this time in Kenya when cancer is becoming a disaster. Madam Temporary Speaker, globally, we are told that cancer causes more deaths than HIV/AIDS, TB or malaria. We are also told that 70 per cent of globally detected cancer cases are in low middle-income countries like Kenya. If detected early, 30 per cent of cancer cases are treatable. We are also told that 30 per cent of cancer patients can be provided ...
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31 Jul 2019 in Senate:
interest in it. Even if it is prevalent as it is now, there are not enough facilities for you to practice and that is why people are not interested. It must be a compulsory course in universities that offer medicine like the University of Nairobi, Moi University and Kenyatta University. This course must be taught in medical training colleges in the country. Even nurses need training in oncology. There could be uncoordinated approach in terms of dealing with cancer. Many Kenyans today go to India, the United Kingdom and many countries for cancer treatment because we do not have the ...
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31 Jul 2019 in Senate:
Madam Temporary Speaker, this is an important Bill. Those who have contributed have suggested areas of amendment. However, we need to sensitise Kenyans. A year ago, when we were discussing the Budget Policy Statement (BPS), the Commission on Revenue Allocation (CRA) proposed some three centres to be funded but that was pushed aside. Maybe they thought it is not necessary. We must have at least two or three state-of-the-art centres in this country. Whereas there are cancer detection centres in the counties, we must have a referral hospital where people can go and be properly screened and treated. The idea ...
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31 Jul 2019 in Senate:
When we got Independence, we promised to fight three things; poverty, disease and ignorance. It is unfortunate that we are still there more than 50 years. Our people still face hunger, diseases are killing people in large numbers and we have not graduated from ignorance. Maybe we have graduated but in the wrong way because we cannot feed our people and give them education.
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31 Jul 2019 in Senate:
With those many remarks, I beg to support.
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23 Jul 2019 in Senate:
Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table of the Senate today, Tuesday, 23rd July, 2019: -
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