Prof. Anyang' Nyong'o

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1311 to 1320 of 2249.

• 4 May 2011 in National Assembly: There are many hospitals at the moment, which still do not have mortuaries although they are district or sub-district hospitals. In my own constituency, Kombewa District Hospital does not have a mortuary. So, bodies have to be taken to Kisumu, which is quite a distance away. Quite often, the New Nyanza General Hospital Mortuary is over- subscribed with bodies. Therefore, it means that the issue of having proper mortuaries in our hospitals is very urgent, and it requires resources. So, whereas I would definitely want to support this Motion, I would like the House to consider an amendment to it, ... view
• 4 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am, of course, moving an amendment to the Motion. view
• 4 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to move:- THAT, the Motion be amended by deleting the words “for bodies claimed within 21 days and those not claimed become a subject of disposal by the hospital authorities in accordance with the law” and replacing them with the words “provided the hospitals are reimbursed mortuary expenses by the Treasury”. view
• 4 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, that is the only way in which the hospitals will be able to run the mortuaries when Kenyans have the bodies of their loved ones kept there. If this Motion is implemented as it is, the likelihood will be that most hospitals will just close down their mortuaries, because they will not have money with which to run the facilities. view
• 4 May 2011 in National Assembly: As I have explained to the House, the money relating to mortuary fees that we collect nationally, if we exclude KNH and MT&RH, which are parastatals, is Kshs44 million. Of this amount, we have been waiving Kshs5 million in general, remaining with Kshs39 million. The Kshs39 million hardly pays for the expenses that the mortuaries have to incur, and that is one of the reasons as to why our mortuaries are in some kind of substandard conditions. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, having moved that amendment, the most logical conclusion is to have a social health insurance system. Such an ... view
• 4 May 2011 in National Assembly: I ask hon. C. Kilonzo to second me. view
• 21 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to congratulate my colleague, the Minister for Tourism for this Bill which is very timely, and very important for the development of this nation. While doing so, I would like to urge my colleague that given the fact that the world economic crisis may, indeed, from now on, affect our tourism, especially in respect of international arrivals, it is incumbent upon us as a nation to encourage domestic tourism. Domestic tourism will, indeed, earn our nation, Government and economy a lot of money. Kenyans should get used to visiting various parts of ... view
• 13 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) Lamu District Hospital has two portable X-ray machines. Unfortunately both are presently not in working order. As regards an ambulance, Lamu District Hospital has just received a new boat ambulance which is waiting commissioning very soon. It had been expected that the boat ambulance would meet all the referral needs of the hospital. However, it has recently come to light that the boat can only serve areas within the water frontage thus leaving a gap in referral of patients to Malindi and Mombasa. Presently, Lamu District Hospital refers patients to ... view
• 13 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I think that is very genuine request from the Member of Parliament. If the hon. Member does not mind, he can write me a letter so that we can organize this thing with the medical superintendent of the district hospital because a small ambulance working within the island will not cost a lot of money. I think it is something that can be done expeditiously. view
• 13 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I told the hon. Member that we are aware that the X-ray that has been there has not been working. That is why we have a programme to buy a portable X-ray unit. I know that the X-ray unit that they have there, which is also portable, broke down in February, 2010. On examination by the service engineers, the hospital was advised to procure an air conditioner as the heat levels in Lamu Island were affecting the units. We hope that the hospital can buy the air conditioners, so that the portable X-rays that we ... view