Prof. Anyang' Nyong'o

All parliamentary appearances

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• 24 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: who have just graduated nationally. But I assure you that we are doing our best to make sure that every district has at least a doctor in charge of the District Hospital who can liaise with the clinical officers in the lower down facilities to provide good health services. Let me assure hon. Members that senior clinical officers are actually very good. I have one in my constituency who heads a sub-district hospital. He does as good job as a doctor because of experience and commitment. So, where we do not have doctors to be in charge, we try and ... view
• 11 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Minister for Higher Education, Science and Technology is on an official trip. So, I will hold brief for her. I will notify her that this Question will be on the Order Paper on Tuesday, next week. view
• 11 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am not quite sure whether she has an Assistant Minister because I do not have one myself. view
• 11 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, if she has two Assistant Ministers, she should lend me one! view
• 11 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) Masalani District Hospital has a twin general ward comprising a male side of eight beds and a female side of eight beds. The two sides are separated by a nursing station. Toilets and bathrooms are external to the twin ward. Both male and female patients are accommodated in the twin ward because it is the only facility available. (b) A separate 22-bed ward for men has been completed and is awaiting supply of equipment. The ward is due to be opened by June, 2010. Once operational, this ward will accommodate the male ... view
• 11 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, that is a genuine question. In the past, we have assured the House that the delays that used to occur in the tendering and acquisition of medical supplies have been addressed by the Treasury advancement of the required resources. I assure the hon. Member that by the end of this month hospitals in Ijara District will have adequate medical supplies. Further, let me also assure the hon. Member that in the current financial year, Masalani District Hospital has been allocated funds amounting to Kshs5.6 million for the completion of a laboratory block. This is in addition to ... view
• 11 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, we are very much aware of the issue in the northern part of Kenya regarding inadequate hospitals. Indeed, as I have said in this House, one of the shortcomings that we have had in the Ministry is lack of a Development Budget from the Treasury. For example, this year, we have allocated only Kshs2 billion for development of the whole country. Nonetheless, we have, together with the Treasury, developed a proposal to get concessional funds from Spain, through a project that specifically focuses on Northern Kenya, for building hospitals. We know that DANIDA has been doing its ... view
• 11 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, let me assure the Member of Parliament that something is forthcoming. We have already recruited about 4,600 nurses, but these have to be shared nationally. So, you will find that a hospital like Masalani District Hospital, which has 44 nurses, and whose total supply should be 60 is actually doing very well compared to other areas. view
• 11 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Did you say 44 or four nurses? view
• 11 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I thought I heard 44. If it has four nurses, definitely, that hospital deserves a lot of attention. I will work closely with the hon. Member to make sure that we do our best to supply more staff. Fortunately, in that area, with the support of DANIDA, we can afford to get nurses outside the normal budgetary allocation because, DANIDA as a development partner is focusing specifically in Northern Kenya. So, maybe, if we could work out something, we could see how to supplement those nurses, because that is definitely inadequate. view