Prof. Anyang' Nyong'o

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1301 to 1310 of 2249.

• 11 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I share the concern of the hon. Member. It is, indeed, a tragedy that the district hospital did not have blood at that point in time. Blood is very essential, especially at the district hospitals; the district hospital is a referral medical facility in the district. Let me inform hon. Members in general that the Ministry has been having very difficult time having enough blood in our medical facilities, because donation of blood has reduced over the years, especially with the onset of HIV/AIDS. Quite a number of people are reluctant to give blood. We rely mainly ... view
• 11 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I thank the hon. Member for the Question. Some years ago, the Ministry got a donation of a helicopter to be used as an airborne ambulance. That helicopter was, however, taken over by the Ministry of State for Provincial Administration and Internal Security, and it has been grounded at the Wilson Airport all these years. Recently, the Ministry of State for Provincial Administration and Internal Security offered the helicopter back to the Ministry of Medical Services, but, on further examination, we were advised that it would be very expensive to repair that helicopter after being on the ... view
• 11 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I wish I had an extra ambulance, which is good enough to serve Marsabit District Hospital. As I said in my answer, we had an ambulance there, but it broke down, and we must wait until the new financial year to get resources to buy a good enough ambulance for Marsabit District Hospital. As I speak, there is a shortage of ambulances nationally. What we need to do is to restructure ambulatory services, and not just to make sure that ambulances are placed in particular places. If we restructure the ambulatory services and we have the National ... view
• 11 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, together with the Ministry of State for the Development of Northern Kenya and Other Arid Lands, we are actually working with the Spanish Government to have special ambulatory mobile clinics in northern Kenya. We recognise the fact that there are long distances between formal health facilities. Since people in that area also live long distances from one another, and quite a number of people are also mobile, our response has been to establish a mobile hospital system in northern Kenya. We have already applied for a project to be funded by the Spanish Government to establish this ... view
• 11 May 2011 in National Assembly: Thank you, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker. I would like to commend hon. Ababu Namwamba for bringing this Motion which is both timely and important. I would also like to thank hon. Members for paying attention to this very important Motion. However, before I reply, I would like to request hon. Wavinya to speak for three minutes and hon. Jakoyo Midiwo to follow her with three minutes and then I can complete my reply. view
• 11 May 2011 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker. Let me commend my colleague, hon. Wavinya Ndeti and Mr. Midiwo, for the very constructive contributions that they have made to this Motion. First, it is true that our people are suffering. It is true that we have a long way to go to ensure that we have an economy that looks after both those who are able and those who are not able. For quite some time, we will need social protection programmes and policies for the vulnerable. It was reported in the East African newspaper recently that 45 per cent ... view
• 4 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise to support this Motion, which is extremely important for the nation. I would like to give certain facts to the House before we pass the Motion. view
• 4 May 2011 in National Assembly: The fact at the moment is that we, in the Ministry, countrywide, if we leave out Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) and Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MT&RH), collect Kshs44 million from mortuaries. Out of that sum, we waive an average of Kshs5 million for those who cannot pay and who deserve the waiver. We basically use the remaining Kshs39 million to pay for electricity bills in the mortuaries, because electricity is consumed in a very heavy way in mortuaries. view
• 4 May 2011 in National Assembly: As hon. Members know, mortuaries are supposed to be kept cool. Where bodies are put in refrigerators or embalmed and put on tables, in case an open system is used, there is a very high cost of electricity, which mortuaries incur. Secondly, there is the issue of maintenance and use of materials for preserving bodies as well as the uniforms and gloves that mortuary attendants use, including the cleaning substances that must be used to prevent the rotting of bodies and also to ensure that mortuaries are kept in healthy conditions. view
• 4 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, another factor that costs a lot of money in mortuaries is the cost of spare parts for, particularly, the cooling system. Quite often, because of overheating and fluctuations in the electricity supply, there is a very high replacement of spare parts of cooling systems in mortuaries. So, the Kshs39 million that is collected is specifically for keeping mortuaries going. If you look at the mortuaries nationally, you will realise that most of them are in substandard conditions, because the Ministry does not have a lot of money to run them. view