Dr. Naomi Shaban

All parliamentary appearances

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• 27 Mar 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me this opportunity to add my voice to the debate on the Report on the General Operations of KNH. I sat on the KNH Board for seven years and a half prior to becoming a Member of Parliament. Before that, I did my internship and worked there for one year and a half before I went to a district hospital. view
• 27 Mar 2018 in National Assembly: The KNH’s problems are bigger than what people are dealing with here. They are problems which cannot be given quick fixes without dealing with them holistically. The KNH, Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH), Mathari Mental Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Hospital are all supposed to be national hospitals yet they are treated casually. They are dealt with as Semi Autonomous Governments Agencies (SAGAs). Their boards are not given the full mandate of making decisions. For example, the KNH Board cannot make a decision on how to tackle staff shortfall without seeking a go ahead from the Ministry. Most of ... view
• 27 Mar 2018 in National Assembly: changing technology, it is very difficult to keep on repairing them. As long as the SAGAs are not given support, more so KNH, we cannot say we have treated our people well. The nurse who caused the mix-up was obviously not in the right frame of mind. Psychologically, the nurse was overworked thus stressed. She could not verify whether she was dealing with the right patients. I am not trying to justify what she did, but most medical personnel in KNH are working under such circumstances. They are normally stressed psychologically and come to work because they do not have ... view
• 21 Mar 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you for giving me this opportunity to also give my opinion on this very serious Bill on cybercrime. It is important for people to note that they cannot just read parts of the Constitution which give them the freedoms they want but at the same time not look at the other articles of the Constitution. In the preamble, it is quite obvious that this Constitution was made to protect Kenyans and also to make sure that families and the nation at large are protected. In the bill of rights, Article 28 talks about human dignity. It states: “Every person ... view
• 21 Mar 2018 in National Assembly: In Article 29 on the freedom and security of the person, paragraph (d) is quite clear that people should not be subjected to psychological torture which cybercrime does. Article 31 of the same Constitution talks about privacy of Kenyans. Article 33 (2) is very clear on the limitations of the freedom of expression. I urge all my colleagues to look at the Constitution in totality, not just what suits them and leave out what does not. I know my colleague from Rarieda was the Chair of the Office of the Ombudsman. Apart from being the Chair of the Office of ... view
• 21 Mar 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I refer to the fact that he said that they hacked the systems to know the elections results. If they hacked the system and got the results which they are purporting to be put around, this country would have been on fire. The truth is that he should have told people how he was in the Committee which made up those figures. They came up with those figures to come and lie to Kenyans. It is important for Kenyans to respect the constitutional rights of Kenyans to elect the leaders they want and allow Kenya to ... view
• 21 Mar 2018 in National Assembly: The social media spaces have destroyed families. People have been subjected to pain. Their children do not do well in schools because their parents are attacked in the social media. At the same time, it is important for us to note that there are people who have died of heart attack just because of the propaganda and the lies which are usually perpetrated through the social media. This Bill comes at a time when we need it. It should have been here before. I know that we were not ready for it at that time but the more we look ... view
• 21 Mar 2018 in National Assembly: The offences and the fines which have been imposed are about up to Kshs20million and in others up to Kshs7million. That means that the judge who is presiding over this case can make a decision on whether to ask the person to pay Kshs500,000 or Kshs20million. It is up to the presiding judge to make that decision. The jail sentences also give them the upward limit but not the minimum limit. This Bill is quite in order. As we are moving on, it is important for people to bring their amendments in the Committee of the whole House, so that ... view
• 21 Mar 2018 in National Assembly: Most of the people who agitate against punishment for cybercrime perpetrators are those who most likely have used those same pages to destroy others. Time has come for Kenya to embrace this. We have to learn from the countries where cybercrimes have been stopped completely. We have to move on. view
• 21 Mar 2018 in National Assembly: With those few remarks, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I give my support to this Bill. view