Prof. Anyang' Nyong'o

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1561 to 1570 of 2249.

• 9 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the hon. Member is right. I cannot remember the exact number of cases that have been reported from the Coast General Hospital. However, I am aware of two. I have raised this issue with the Director of Medical Services and his staff at the Coast, and they have taken steps to ensure that the doctors and the clinical officers do not repeat such incidents. That is why I said that in this particular case, the doctor was referred to the Kenyatta National Hospital for further training to ensure that the senior doctors supervise the clinical offices ... view
• 9 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the hon. Member’s proposal is right. In that instance, in my own judgment, the hospital must be held responsible for the loss of limp of a patient. The Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board should cap upfront in their report, not only to recommend compensation, but future penalties in case negligence is proved. This is a case that I should take up with the Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board and report to the House accordingly. view
• 9 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, you will find out that doctors rarely take blood samples from patients, as Dr. Khalwale will confirm. That job is usually done by nurses, clinical officers and, in certain cases, even by trainee nurses. What is important is that the doctors in charge must make sure that those nurses and the trainees are properly instructed on what to do, especially when they are taking blood samples from patients. In that regard, the person who should be held responsible is the doctor in charge because the trainee may not have been properly trained. When we say that ... view
• 9 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I apologise for taking you back a little. When the Minister of State for Provincial Administration and Internal Security was responding to Mr. Omingo’ Statement, he said that the police are doing investigations. Could I request the hon. Minister to bring the Report to the House once it is ready? Could he also state to the House when the Police will roughly finish their investigations? This is because this matter is extremely important to this House. view
• 9 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am making this statement in a very sincere manner and I am simply requesting my colleague to put on the record of HANSARD that when the police finish their investigations, the report should come to this House. I do not see myself, by making that statement, breaching any collective responsibility. If anything, I am trying to help my colleague in doing something that the House is interested in. So, let us not carry this issue of collective responsibility to a ridiculous level. We are becoming a laughing stock! view
• 8 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to say three things. First, I do not think that the principle of collective responsibility means collective suicide. Secondly, I do not think that when we are exercising collective responsibility, we take leave of common sense. So, I feel that the Cabinet is actually adding richly to the debate in the House by not committing suicide nor taking leave of common sense. There are a few questions that we should ask ourselves. The question before us is whether the debate already started in Parliament should continue to be handled by Parliament, or whether Parliament should ... view
• 8 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, are they very commendable in expediting hearings before the courts? Are we not aware that petition cases which were filed after the elections are still pending before the courts and heading towards the next elections? So, our courts do not have a very good record in the public domain in handling issues like these. Outsourcing these problems to the courts is committing collective suicide. Mr. Speaker, Sir, this is, indeed, a matter of public concern. The public is looking at Parliament and wondering whether, indeed, we are going to defend the Constitution under the Standing Orders and ... view
• 3 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. There is no facility known as “Matiliku District Hospital” among gazetted public hospitals in the country. Currently, the major public health facility in Matiliku is view
• 3 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, those are some of the steps that are taken on the way to a facility becoming either a sub-district or a district hospital. It is quite possible that the common nomenclature used by the people is to call it a district hospital, which is fine but, officially, it has not been gazetted as such. In order for it to be gazetted as such, it needs the facilities that the hon. Member is asking for. That is one of the reasons as to why we are appealing for resources, to ensure that facilities such as Matiliku get the ... view
• 3 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I fully agree with my colleague, Mr. I. Muoki. Indeed, that is what I am doing. That is why I said that we will progressively prioritise construction of key infrastructure in these facilities. What I am saying is that we are looking for concessional funds. Indeed, this year alone, we have found some concessional funds and we are working on 23 sub-district and district hospitals across the country to upgrade and give them sufficient facilities. However, from our own baseline survey of all health facilities with regard to human resources availability, capital and infrastructure, the Ministry needs ... view