Prof. Anyang' Nyong'o

All parliamentary appearances

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• 25 Nov 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, there is absolutely no facility outside Nairobi that can handle a medical disaster or a disaster like the bomb blast we had in 1998. Even in Nairobi, we do not have adequate facilities to handle disasters of that magnitude. Recently, we opened a new Emergency and Accident Unit at the Kenyatta National Hospital which can handle disasters, but not of the magnitude we had during the bomb blast. That is why we are proposing to build a medical centre equipped with a trauma unit that will be capable of handling such traumas and disasters. At the moment, ... view
• 25 Nov 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, let me assure the hon. Member that renal services, including dialysis machines will be available at district hospitals. At the moment, we only have such services at the Kenyatta National Hospital, Moi Referral Hospital, the New Nyanza General Hospital and the Coast Provincial General Hospital. We intend to increase the availability of renal services in our district hospitals, so that patients can be properly treated. These are some of the shortages that this country has had for quite long. We intend to do away with them, so that we have proper medical services. view
• 25 Nov 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to November 25, 2008 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 3523 reply as follows:- (a) Health facilities in the country are not facing a shortage of drugs and kits. Hospitals are supplied with drugs every two months, while health centres and dispensaries are supplied quarterly. So far, all facilities had been supplied with the first cycle, with the second cycle being expected to be completed in early December this year. (b) Allocation for procurement of drugs and kits for the year 2007/2008 and 2008/2009 were as follows:- A sum of Kshs3,028,355,182 was allocated in the 2007/2008 Financial Year. In ... view
• 25 Nov 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the hon. Member has definitely a better computer in his head than mine. But what we are spending on medical services at the moment is way below the expectations of the Abuja Declaration which expects us to spend 15 per cent of our Budget on medical services. At the moment, we are spending only 7 per cent of the Budget. That is why I was appealing to hon. Members that, in the next financial year, during the Budget Session, to support us in asking the Government or the Treasury to give us more money to offer medical ... view
• 25 Nov 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the good hon. Member of Parliament happens to be a doctor. Therefore, he is quite informed about details of medical supplies. So, I thank him for that. Obviously, there may be mistakes here and there, and which I am not aware of. Obviously, there is a possibility that through the bureaucratic corridors, some information may not be passed to the Minister. That is quite possible. But, if that is the case, I am quite willing to work with the hon. Member of Parliament to correct the mistakes in his constituency. But, in my experience, especially yesterday when ... view
• 25 Nov 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, there is what we call the Essential Kit Drug Supply. That is the kit that every dispensary and health centre needs for diseases that are most occurring such as malaria and the like. It is not possible for that kit to contain drugs that are not needed except in cases where kits meant to go to Otochorokuom in South Nyanza, land in Nyeri. That is because Otochorokuom is a malaria area which requires a lot of malaria medicine. The incidence of malaria cases in Nyeri is less than theirs. So, in the event that those kits find ... view
• 25 Nov 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, a task force has just finished assessing the work at KEMSA and the report is out. We are implementing that report. Let me assure Members of Parliament that no misappropriation has occurred in KEMSA. Mismanagement, yes. Secondly, KEMSA is the most effective procurer of medical facilities in this country at the moment; better than even the Ministry. That is one of the reasons why I have decided that the procurement of pharmaceuticals and certain essential non-pharmaceuticals will be done by KEMSA from now on, under a management system that shall be effective, efficient and competent. view
• 25 Nov 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, when KEMSA was gazetted as a procurer of medical commodities, a couple of years ago, one of its mandates was to become a commercially viable entity. Unfortunately, as the hon. Member said, that mandate has not been carried out because of the manner in which KEMSA was financed. The task force recommendation which we intend to implement is to make KEMSA commercially viable. We want to make sure that the present "spaghetti way" of procuring drugs where the Ministry, donors and KEMSA are involved in the process is eliminated, so that the donors can put their money ... view
• 15 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) Yes, I am aware that some drugs have been illegally imported into the country without registration. However, I have not received evidence of collusion between the staff of my Ministry and illegal drug importers. (b) Importation of human drugs into the country is subject to veting and approval by the Pharmacy and Poisons Board whose employees are public servants. Where evidence of collusion between officers of the Board and the illegal drug importers is obtained, the necessary action is taken against the officers involved as per the provisions of the Civil ... view
• 15 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am very grateful to hon. Linturi for that information. If he would avail to me that information, I would approach the Pharmacy and Poisons Board immediately to institute investigations in order to establish why such drugs are in the country. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have just come from an ongoing conference at the Windsor Golf Hotel on surveillance, particularly for drugs and pharmaceutical equipment. This is an inter- Governmental Conference under the chairmanship of the Chief Pharmacist. The kind of information that hon. Linturi is giving us is extremely important. We are going further ... view