Richard Onyonka

All parliamentary appearances

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• 25 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you. I get it. view
• 25 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: I just wanted to echo what my colleagues have said. Hon. Leader of the Majority Party, I give you a lot of credit for this. The KEMSA has been the problem. I hope we will try and fix it later so that we can have a data bank on how we know when medicines come in and when they go out in a manner that can be followed all the way to county governments. Let us put our feet down and make sure that all the medicines are bought from KEMSA as a first option. view
• 25 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, after listening to what my leader, Hon. Wamunyinyi, has said, I want to soften the heart of the Leader of the Majority Party. This is an organisation. view
• 25 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, the point I am making is that this is a group of individuals who serve in the medical profession. Let us give them legitimacy by allowing them to get themselves together, just like the Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board, where they will run their affairs, but within the structures of the Government and within the Ministry of Health. I do not see what the complication would be. view
• 25 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: I will be very brief. Hon. Temporary Deputy Chair, I would want to raise a very simple issue on record. The Leader of the Majority Party needs to consider that when we are in this House, we cannot be passing laws under any intimidation or prejudice. It must be debated and discussed on merit. If you look at the description of what an invasive procedure is - and Dr. Nyikal and many other doctors are The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 25 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: here... Currently in the Kenyan medical field, the law allows a clinical officer who has done a diploma to actually conduct an invasive procedure. The reason why we have been having the issue of clinical officers who have diplomas conducting those procedures is this: We do not have enough doctors to do those procedures. That is why we are getting doctors from Cuba. view
• 25 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: Secondly, an invasive procedure, for example, involves suturing. It is an invasive procedure. If somebody breaks their leg, before the doctor can come, the clinical officer can actually handle the fracture. Right now, in the health centers I have in my place, they are actually doing that right now. The reason we are having problems with the medical fraternity and malpractices is because of training and lack of facilities. What I am saying is simple. Let us not prejudice the diploma holders. Let us not prejudice our nurses. Let us give them exclusivity and be clear on what they can ... view
• 24 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: Actually, I support the Leader of the Majority Party. In the last Parliament, we had the same issue in the Committee on Selection when we were actually interviewing members who were being appointed to boards and as ambassadors. If you look at the boards which run all the institutions, you will realise that the standard operating procedure agreed on is that it is acceptable for a board to nominate and select whichever individual depending on what that board has picked. In other words, the point I am making is that the Leader of the Majority Party has made a very ... view
• 20 Sep 2018 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Hon. Speaker. view
• 20 Sep 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you. view