Prof. Anyang' Nyong'o

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1681 to 1690 of 2249.

• 25 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: The explanation given by the KNH, which is very rational, is that money is owed somewhere and it must be paid. The KNH has stated very clearly that in order to pay that money, there are two ways of doing it. One is a waiver and, two, is getting credit. So, we request hon. Members of Parliament who are in a position, therefore, to write to the Director of the KNH either to seek waivers or credits and the needful shall be done. view
• 25 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the hospital would be rather ingenious to do so. However, I am just stating the position as it is. The hon. Member knows pretty well that the hospital must cover its costs. It is also a fact that Members of Parliament do write to the Director of the KNH to seek waivers, just like any other citizen. The policy of the hospital is that when you cannot pay your bill, whether you have passed on or still alive, the best thing to do is to apply for either a waiver or credit and you shall be released. view
• 25 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I share the ideas of the hon. Member. I wish the law was on my side to do so. I plead with the Members of Parliament to give me that power and I will do it. Unfortunately, at the moment, the hospital is a parastatal which has rules and regulations to manage its affairs. Those rules and regulations should be changed to cater for the proposal given by the hon. Member. I have given you the facts so that all of us can see the gravity and rationality of the situation. view
• 25 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I will be very brief. view
• 25 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the House remembers that this week there has been in the media a story regarding some drug consignment for Dawa Limited which was intercepted by the Pharmacy and Poisons Board at the Kilindini Port. This story has caused a lot of anxiety, especially with regard to counterfeit drugs in this Republic. I would like to make a statement on it and what steps we are taking to deal with this issue. view
• 25 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: A consignment of assorted pharmaceuticals destined for Dawa Limited was intercepted at the Mombasa Port by our drugs inspectors. This was brought to the view
• 25 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I very much agree with my friend Dr. Eseli regarding decentralisation of KEMSA. As you know, last year, we had a taskforce which looked into the operations of KEMSA. Among the things that were recommended was decentralisation. However, we cannot decentralise until a proper information and Communication system, for example, ICT management, is operational in KEMSA. So, when it is decentralised, there can be a good supply chain mechanism where the centre and the other satellite parts of KEMSA, which exist in almost all the provincial headquarters, will properly manage the supplies. At the moment, we ... view
• 25 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Secondly, regarding directors of Dawa Limited; yes, hon. Imanyara is right. Dawa Limited has another satellite company called Medisale. We shall look into both companies. We want to trace the tentacles of Dawa Limited, so that it does not appear like a hydra in another company. view
• 25 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Thank you. view
• 25 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I thank Mr. Shakeel for that question. The steps we are taking under the reform process in KEMSA to ensure that we have both local producers of pharmaceuticals and pharmaceuticals imported from abroad, is that the Pharmacy and Poisons Board is now working with an internationally reputable company to introduce bar-coding for our drugs. Also, we insist that those who supply us should be World Health Organization (WHO) qualified. We do believe that if we use the bar-coding for drugs acceptable by KEMSA and WHO qualification, we shall deal effectively with the issue of counterfeits. That ... view