1 Dec 2020 in Senate:
The establishment of 10 county chemotherapy centers and construction of radiotherapy bankers in Mombasa, Nakuru and Garissa regional cancer centers is laudable. However, capacity-building efforts to ensure provision of safe chemotherapy services by the Ministry of Health will improve cancer services as well as get through to more women. As it stands, the services have only managed to reach 16.4 per cent of the targeted women population. The benefits of these services will only be fully realized if and when they are embedded in the Universal Health Care plan and the cost covered by health insurance schemes. The electronic version ...
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1 Dec 2020 in Senate:
While this may look like an onerous task, the time for action is now. Kenya should strive to be among the first countries to implement the World Health Assembly Strategy and eliminate cervical cancer within its borders. I thank you.
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1 Dec 2020 in Senate:
Thank you, Madam Deputy. I have been informed with your indulgence that there is another Statement by Sen. (Dr.) Mbito under Statement 47 (1) which was to be read by Sen. (Dr.) Ali, who has stepped out. If you could allow, I could read the Statement before the other one under Standing Order No.48.
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1 Dec 2020 in Senate:
Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I rise pursuant to Standing Order No. 48 (1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Tourism, Trade and Industrialization on the protection of local investors in multi-national companies in Kenya with a case example of Sportpesa Global Holdings, Limited. In the Statement, the Committee Should-
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1 Dec 2020 in Senate:
(i)Provide accurate and updated details on the ownership of Sportpesa, including a list of the local investors as required by law.
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1 Dec 2020 in Senate:
(ii)Provide a comprehensive list of sports betting companies registered by the Betting Control and Licensing Board and those that are currently operating.
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1 Dec 2020 in Senate:
(iii)Outline what Government measures are in place to protect and cushion local investors in multinational companies from adverse global shocks.
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1 Dec 2020 in Senate:
(iv)Report the effects of rampant betting among the youth in Kenya and what the Government is doing to address its negative effects.
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1 Dec 2020 in Senate:
Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.48 (1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Tourism, Trade and Industrialization on the status of Pan African Paper Mills Ltd., now renamed Rai Paper Mills. In the Statement, the Committee should- (1)State what role the Ministry of Industrialization, Trade and Enterprise played in the privatization process and the sale to Rai Group. (2)Provide information as to whether the former employees of the factory received the three-month ex gratia salary from the Government as directed by the President (3)Explain why the factory is yet to be ...
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1 Dec 2020 in Senate:
I rise to make this Statement on behalf of the Senator for Trans Nzoia County, Sen. (Dr.) Mbito who is not around today. The Statement is on the failure to settle claims by Trident Insurance Company Limited.
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