Racheal, a trained teacher surprised many when she defied the Wiper Democratic Party wave in her region to easily win the Kitui South parliamentary seat. Charity Ngilu has been her inspiration since she was in school. In her term of service she would like to push for improved standard of education, adequate water, food security and equitable distribution of CDF in Kitui South.
26 Jun 2014 in National Assembly:
Hon. Speaker, I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table of the House:- Report of the Departmental Committee on Health on the way forward on the National Hospital Insurance Fund proposed Karen Medical Centre of Excellence.
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26 Jun 2014 in National Assembly:
Thank you, hon. Speaker.
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26 Jun 2014 in National Assembly:
Hon. Speaker, I beg to give notice of the following Motion:- THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Departmental Committee on Health on the way forward on the National Hospital Insurance Fund proposed Karen Medical Centre of Excellence.
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26 Jun 2014 in National Assembly:
Thank you, hon. Speaker.
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26 Jun 2014 in National Assembly:
Thank you, hon. Speaker. I beg to move the following Motion:- THAT, pursuant to Standing Order No.216(5), this House adopts the Report of the Departmental Committee on Health on Devolution of Health Services, laid on the Table of this House on Thursday, 20th March 2014. I would like to thank the Members of the Parliamentary Committee on Health for the effort they put in coming up with this Report. In Moving this Motion, I will start by referring to Article 43(1) of the Constitution which provides that every person has a right to the highest attainable standard of health, which ...
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26 Jun 2014 in National Assembly:
(a) To facilitate the analysis and transfer of functions provided under the Fourth Schedule of the Constitution to the national and county governments.
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26 Jun 2014 in National Assembly:
(b) To determine resources requirement for each of the functions that have been devolved.
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26 Jun 2014 in National Assembly:
(c) To develop a framework for the comprehensive and effective transfer of functions as provided for in and under Section 15 of the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor.
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26 Jun 2014 in National Assembly:
The Transition Authority failed to show leadership by hurriedly devolving functions without adequate consultations and proper frameworks and as a result, this exposed the sector to serious challenges that would have otherwise been mitigated. The Committee, therefore, recommends the reversal through consultation of some of the devolved functions and further restarting the process in an organized and consultative manner, taking into consideration the three year window that is provided by the Constitution.
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26 Jun 2014 in National Assembly:
Two, we are facing co-ordination challenges within the Ministry. The Committee observed that the sector lacks standardized framework to address health workers’ welfare and as such, there is need for a functional body to do so. On human resource, the Committee observed that issues related to human resource in the sector remain contentious post devolution. This concerns the hiring, training and capacity building of health workers. The Committee also took note of the hostilities that are being faced by health professionals within counties, with some of them being sent back to the national Government for posting afresh. One of the ...
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