Patrick Munene Ntwiga

All parliamentary appearances

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• 27 Sep 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I rise to support the Motion. Being a health professional by training, we know the status of health in this country today. We know we are losing so many Kenyans due to the poor status of health, while we sit in this House. Our most urgent business today as the elected leaders is not elections. I listened to elected leaders debate in televisions, radios and in Parliament, and they do not seem to care about the number of Kenyans we are losing due to poor health status in this country. As we debate this health ... view
• 27 Sep 2017 in National Assembly: Secondly, I have gone through the health policy document as a manager in the health sector. I have realised that the policy document realises that majority of deaths in Kenya are caused by preventable diseases which we call non-communicable diseases. Those are diseases that can be prevented. I have gone through this document with a lot of concern. The document notes that most of deaths in this country are caused by diseases that we can prevent like Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), alcohol, unsafe sex, failure to breastfeed our children, underweight children, indoor pollution and even some things that should not ... view
• 27 Sep 2017 in National Assembly: There is a department in the Ministry of Health that particularly deals with preventive care. This document notes very clearly that the next focus of preventing diseases in this country will be in preventive health care. There is a cadre we call public health workers at the structure of the Ministry of Health. It is a cadre that is completely neglected in this country. Nobody cares about them. I have heard people discuss the plight of nurses and doctors, but I have not heard anybody in this country discuss the plight of public health professionals in this country. From statistics, ... view
• 27 Sep 2017 in National Assembly: Secondly, we know we passed a Constitution that devolved health care. We know health care is devolved in this country. However, it is not cast in stone that it is devolved. I have looked at the suffering of our health workers like the doctors, nurses and public health officers and all the cadres. They are begging for a salary which is their right and should be given to them. They are spending all their days in the streets begging for a salary. I am not giving a notice of Motion, but very soon we should think of returning health care, ... view
• 27 Sep 2017 in National Assembly: governments, but management of health workers can go back to the national Government under a health commission. view
• 27 Sep 2017 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, with those very many remarks, I beg to support the Motion. view
• 14 Sep 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I am Hon. Patrick Munene, Member for Chuka/Igambang’ombe Constituency. First, I want to thank God for giving me an opportunity to serve in this House, and the great people of Chuka/Igambang’ombe Constituency who gave me an opportunity to come to this House. I wish to congratulate you for being re-elected as the Speaker of this House. It shows the great confidence the Members of the National Assembly have on my kinsman. You happen to be my kinsman and a neighbour at home. So, I was really glad when you were re-elected as a Speaker. I also ... view
• 14 Sep 2017 in National Assembly: I have worked in this Parliament as a personal assistant. I was telling some people today that I was the only personal assistant who was elected as a Member of Parliament, and the boss, whom I served, Hon. Muthomi Njuki, became a governor. I wish to thank the great people of Chuka/Igambang’ombe Constituency for giving me this opportunity. view
• 14 Sep 2017 in National Assembly: I want to tell the National Super Alliance (NASA) that they are wasting our time because I believe the great people of Chuka/Igambang’ombe Constituency expect me today to be in this House debating matters that affect them. We have wasted almost two days talking about NASA. I want to tell Members of NASA that Hon. Raila Odinga is misleading them. I looked at young Members who are my age mates and have been elected from the NASA coalition. Hon. Raila is wasting young leaders because I have seen them loitering in town taking beer and hanging around because their party ... view
• 14 Sep 2017 in National Assembly: I listened to the President’s Speech. Yesterday, I went to K24 television and one Member of NASA told me the President did not discuss important issues. I told him that I understand why he is saying that the President did not discuss important issues because peace and unity of this country have never been important elements in NASA. Peace and unity are very important in this country. Once again, I thank the great people of Chuka/Igambang’ombe and promise them that I will work for them diligently. May God guide me. view
• 14 Sep 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. view