Patrick Keturet Ole Ntutu

All parliamentary appearances

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• 16 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: The other day, I saw the Cabinet Secretary cancelling licences of a mining company. You could read mischief in the cancellation of the licences because our country is one of the most corrupt countries in the world. The Cabinet Secretary cancelled the licences without investigating to find out whether that company was doing a good job or not. view
• 16 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, with those very few remarks, I also want to support this Bill and thank you for this opportunity. view
• 16 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, with those very few remarks, I also want to support this Bill and thank you for this opportunity. view
• 26 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Chairlady. I rise to support the amendment by the Budget and Appropriations Committee. For my colleagues who were concerned about these dams, we are equally concerned. What we are saying is that the money allocated, if need arises, we can put it in the Supplementary Budget and those dams will be completed. Therefore, I would like to urge hon. Members to support this amendment because it is good for our country. view
• 26 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to also join my colleagues in supporting this Motion. I want to thank the Budget and Appropriations Committee for the good work that they have done. When we attained Independence, our first President talked of three things which we need to fight as a country. These were diseases, illiteracy and poverty. Up to date after 50 years plus we are still fighting diseases in the name of devolution. The reason why we have this problem is because when we promulgated our Constitution two years ago and we elected our mini- presidents, ... view
• 26 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, one of the urges that they had was how they could grab power in the name of functions. When they took over this health sector which was supposed to be phased out in three years and they wanted it in six months, they made a mistake. When you hear the English say that too much of something is poisonous then that is what we are seeing in our health sector. They wanted too much and they could not chew it. view
• 26 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, the reasons for opposition by health workers are attributed to lack of a proper legal framework and harassment by county officials. Some Governors took this issue of devolution of the health sector as an opportunity for them to hire their cronies and practice tribesmen and that is why you see doctors in our health sectors being chased away in the name of governors wanting to hire their own people. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 26 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I want to thank the Departmental Committee on Health because they came out clearly and said that we have a problem and we have to deal with it. The only way we can deal with it is if the national Government and the county governments come together and think of having a health service that will help our people. It does not matter even if the Constitution says that certain functions are going to be devolved if people are dying in the name of waiting for our counties to be able to have hospitals and other health facilities. view
• 26 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, in one of the smallest dispensaries in my village the nurse there is always absent from duty. When I ask her why she is absent from duty, she tells me she is absent because she does not have drugs and she has not been paid. She has so many problems. The other day I went around asking who is supposed to supply these drugs and she told me that three years ago she used to have a full store of drugs but today she has none. view
• 26 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I think the reason why this country sometimes fails is because of lack of priorities. I understand the Constitution. It has come with all these provisions but I think now we understand where the shoe pinches. As much as we all support this Constitution, I think there is a problem with this sector being transferred to the counties. view