Naomi Jilo Waqo

All parliamentary appearances

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• 4 Mar 2021 in Senate: Madam Temporary Chairperson, I beg to move- THAT clause 4 of the Bill be amended in the introductory clause by inserting the words “in consultation with the Council of County Governors,” immediately after the words “the Authority”. view
• 4 Mar 2021 in Senate: Madam Temporary Chairperson, I withdraw the amendment in favour of the Mover’s proposal. view
• 4 Mar 2021 in Senate: Madam Temporary Chairperson, I beg to move- THAT Clause 21 of the Bill be amended by deleting the words “by the Authority as the case may be,” appearing immediately after the words “issued or made.” view
• 4 Mar 2021 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
• 4 Mar 2021 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I beg to report that the Committee of the Whole has considered The Mung Beans (Senate Bill No.9 of 2020) and seeks leave to sit again tomorrow. view
• 4 Mar 2021 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for allowing me to add my voice to this very important Motion on provision of monthly stipend and other support services to cancer patients in identified county hospitals. I also congratulate Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve for coming up with this Motion. It is very relevant and timely. view
• 4 Mar 2021 in Senate: There are many Kenyans who are suffering from cancer. As they suffer, the caregivers and family members are also negatively affected. The moment one knows he has a cancer patient, he gets depressed and psychologically stressed because of imagining the suffering ahead. view
• 4 Mar 2021 in Senate: The news itself is tough enough to affect the infected and the affected. The numbers are increasing and on an annual basis, we lose over 30,000 Kenyans, which is quite high compared to our population of about 50 million. view
• 4 Mar 2021 in Senate: We do not have a cancer centres in many counties. Thanks be to God, a few days ago, Marsabit County launched a cancer centre. This centre is giving a lot of hope to our people, especially in northern part of Kenya where many people have suffered and are still suffering. Every day we record new cases of cancer. Due to the poverty level then the only option that people have is to fundraise and try to take their patients to nearby hospitals or cancer centres that offer the services they need. view
• 4 Mar 2021 in Senate: As we think of cancer centres, we also need to talk about skilled personnel. We may have a cancer centre, but without any oncologist. Therefore, the centre might not serve its purpose. We need skilled staff and other professionals to deal with cancer patients. Cancer patients need a lot of psychological and even spiritual care to some extent. As we know, Africans normally believe that any problem they go through or encounter mentally or physically is as a result of some other power somewhere. Some people believe they are bewitched or cursed. They always look for sources of the challenges ... view