27 Mar 2018 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I rise to propose the following amendment on this Report: THAT, the Motion be further amended on Page 60 of the report after paragraph 245 as follows: 245A. The Cabinet Secretary responsible for health constitutes a taskforce on Kenyatta National Hospital to undertake among other matters, the following: (i) Receive and consider the Report of the Directorate of Criminal Investigations on various allegations on the Kenyatta National Hospital; (ii) Investigate, inquire into ad report on- (a) the general management of patients, both in and outpatient in order to address overcrowding; (b) general finance management and funding ...
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27 Mar 2018 in National Assembly:
Hon. Deputy Speaker, this has been observed with many Members and I believe we will address all the matters and concerns raised by majority of us concerning this Report. Therefore, I beg to move and ask the Member for Bomet Central, Hon. Ronald Tonui, to second the amendment.
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22 Mar 2018 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I stand to support this Report. I do not want to go back to what majority of the Members have spoken. When I was growing up in high school and at the university, I was taught about management by walking around (MBWA). The issues that have come out from this Report can be categorised into two - support services and professional services that involve the nurses and the doctors. The Board and the CEO’s responsibility is to ensure that the support the professionals require for the sake of rendering services to the patients is ...
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22 Mar 2018 in National Assembly:
With regard to access to medical services, Kenyans are spending a lot of their money going to private hospitals in the country and also India. Our public institutions are decaying. For how long is this going to happen? I grew up career-wise in the insurance sector. Particularly, I know more about insurance and health requirements. We are talking about safety. Hospitals are supposed to be the safest places, if not the police stations. But when we hear that kids are disappearing and rape is taking place, it begs the question: Are we following the standards? The issue is staff morale ...
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15 Mar 2018 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. Let me first of all say I was becoming a bit agitated because I was the first in the Chamber and my attempt to ask for an opportunity to speak fell on deaf ears. I support this Motion. The Committee has done a good job in its attempt to bring this Bill. I am aware that there are many issues that Members have raised. My concern just like the concern that has been raised by other Members is the way the money is being utilised at the counties. I want to agree with what ...
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15 Mar 2018 in National Assembly:
I support the Motion. When the Bill comes up, we will make the necessary amendments. Thank you.
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15 Mar 2018 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I have had the privilege of being part of this Committee. It was our responsibility that we follow the right procedure of bringing this Bill to this Parliament. One of the challenges that we had is the criteria of involving the public, the so-called public participation. It becomes very difficult for any committee, particularly the Committees of this House to know who needs to be invited. It is either a deliberate action that we can take or we just do it through the newspapers. It was our belief that Members of Parliament who are ...
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28 Feb 2018 in National Assembly:
Yes. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I stand to support this Motion. Indeed, the women of this country deserve recognition. The women of this nation deserve to be served by people who can relate with them, articulate their issues and interact with them. I have had the opportunity of meeting Madam Kwekwe and I have no doubt in my mind that she will handle her portfolio professionally. She has diverse experience both at the local level and international level. Equipped with the necessary education, I believe that she will bring a lot of new thinking in the direction of ...
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28 Feb 2018 in National Assembly:
There are so many issues affecting our women that need to be given a lot of support ranging from financing their activities, organising them in terms of groups and making sure that they participate in the community activities at the local and international levels. It is right that we all support this lady because there is something that she is going to do. The President did not make a mistake. He rarely makes. This was a good bit. As all of us are talking, there are so many issues that need to be given a lot of prominence. This ministry ...
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28 Feb 2018 in National Assembly:
With those few remarks, I beg to support the appointment.
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