Sabina Wanjiru Chege

All parliamentary appearances

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• 28 Mar 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I am not used to being involved in a shouting match and that is why I just needed to note that we are not in a market place. It is the place of a Committee of this House to oversee ministries, departments and agencies as provided for under the Constitution, Article 124 and Standing Order No. 216 (5) and the House must not relinquish its role to another amorphous taskforce. I beg this House to reject that amendment. Thank you, Hon. Speaker. view
• 28 Mar 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. With you indulgence, the Member for Kikuyu is asking for a minute. I do not know whether that is allowed or should I just proceed to reply? view
• 28 Mar 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, let me take this opportunity to thank the Members of this House who stood with the Committee Report and supported it. I want to note that committee reports are very important and if we try to water them down for whatever reasons, we will be bringing down the dignity of this House. Hon. Members, I would like to urge that as we make amendments and other adjustments to Committee Reports, we should consider the time the Committee took in conducting its investigations. If any Member had an issue that he or she wanted to contribute on… We held ... view
• 28 Mar 2018 in National Assembly: supporting the Government, I propose we look for a way of working with the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF), to fully insure Members of this House. I know some of the ex-Members of Parliament are already getting a more privileged insurance cover than what we are getting from the private cover. I wish to thank all Members for their commitment. I thank the Members of my Committee and the secretariat for great work done. They did a very impressive Report. I want to thank the Majority Whip for standing with Members. I do not want to name all the Members ... view
• 22 Mar 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I beg to move the following Motion: view
• 22 Mar 2018 in National Assembly: THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Departmental Committee on Health on the Alleged Sexual Assault, Breakdown of Equipment, Surgical Mix-up and General Operations of Kenyatta National Hospital, laid on the Table of the House on Tuesday, March 20, 2018, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 216 (5)(e). view
• 22 Mar 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, this Report is as a result of an investigation into several recurring issues that affected the country’s biggest referral hospital recently: That is the allegations of sexual assault that was in the social media and in the public domain; the issue of breakdown of critical medical equipment; surgical mix-up and the general operations of the Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH). Due to this, the Committee resolved to embark on its oversight role at the hospital with a view of finding out the root cause of the problems bedeviling the facility and coming up with measures to prevent recurrence and, ... view
• 22 Mar 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, we also found out that the hospital, sometimes, borrow some equipment to be used in the theatre from neighboring hospitals. While still looking into these matters, the Committee’s attention was again drawn to other serious issues that emerged from the hospital that are also in the public domain. There was theft of a baby at the hospital on Sunday 18th February 2018 and the big elephant was the surgical mix-up at the hospital that occurred between 18th and 20th February 2018. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this ... view
• 22 Mar 2018 in National Assembly: It was then that the Committee resolved to wholesomely investigate the root cause of the problems bedevilling the hospital by conducting a complete diagnosis, and eventually conducting a radical surgery at the hospital in an effort to prescribe lasting medication to that referral hospital. view
• 22 Mar 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, the Committee interviewed the Hospital’s Board of Management; medical personnel involved in the specific cases; the Cabinet Secretary (CS), Ministry of Health; the patients who were involved and their relatives. It also involved the public on the matter in appreciation of the principle of public participation in our governance process as enshrined in our laws. The inquiry covered the entire spectrum of health service provision at the hospital from leadership and management to health personnel and auxiliary services like security. The Committee further analysed financial allocations to the hospital, the referral practice and human resource contingent deployed at ... view