Ronald Kiprotich Tonui

All parliamentary appearances

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• 23 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: I believe that currently, cancer is the major killer in this country. When we will be exiting this planet, I believe majority of us will exit through the cancer route. That is the way it is in terms of probability these days. That is why we need to put our heads together to come up with ways of handling that disease so that we can reduce the deaths from cancer. When we talk about increasing the number of experts in the medical field dealing with cancer, it is something that needs to be supported. I believe we need to go ... view
• 23 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: dealing with research on cancer through more allocation of resources, so that that disease can be handled well. It is unfortunate when a good idea like provision of medical equipment to public hospitals that was initiated by the Government is not accepted by some governors. They have refused to accept the specialised equipment. Those are very key equipment in the diagnosis of that disease. I understand that the best way to treat cancer is to diagnose it very early. If we have specialised equipment, I believe that that disease can be handled well. It is unfortunate that in my county, ... view
• 23 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: She only wanted to catch your eye? She should have moved in front there. That would have been much better. view
• 23 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, as I was saying, cancer should be handled in different ways in terms of the right personnel being trained and sponsored. In fact, more resources should be allocated for training of more doctors who are specialised in the field of cancer and nurses who will be handling cancer patients. Remember cancer is also a psychological disease. Once you are diagnosed and you are told that you are in stage three or four, you languish in your home wasting away in your bedroom somewhere. People come to visit you and wish you well, but there is no ... view
• 23 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: The other issue is about cost. Currently, there are people who have been treated successfully, but the cost is too much. We need to reduce the cost of treating cancer. I believe we can do much better than the way we have moved to the major hospitals in this country. They have posters advertising cancer treatment overseas simply because we have not done anything to bring that treatment to this country and reduce the cost. So, this is one of the key issues which--- view
• 18 Nov 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I support this Bill with reservations on some clauses. One such clause is Clause 7 which talks of the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) consulting the sponsor in appointing the head teachers, the deputy head teachers and the principals. I believe that this will cause a lot of discrimination based on religious background or allegiance. I believe this is unconstitutional because TSC is an independent commission which should not take direction from anybody, especially when the issue of sponsors is not very clear. Some sponsors are by name as they only bring politics to schools ... view
• 22 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady. I wish to oppose this because I do not see the role of the Senate on this issue. In the Constitution, mineral exploration is specifically a function of the national Government and does not include county governments. So, bringing in the Senate will complicate decision-making on the issues of minerals. I oppose. view
• 22 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady. I oppose Clause 4(a) because of this definition of “community”. I believe it should be capturing those people who have really settled in that place or those who are displaced, and not the people who have just come to take advantage of the situation. If you simply say “people who are present at that given moment,” especially if you are dealing with bursaries and such, it will not benefit the indigenous people. So, the definition of this “community” needs to be looked into afresh. I accept and support (b). About (c), I believe all ... view
• 29 Sep 2015 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Hon. Speaker. view
• 29 Sep 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. There is a very important national issue which this House has been petitioned. A petition on teachers strike was received in the Office of the Clerk on 11th. This is a very important House--- view