Sabina Wanjiru Chege

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• 17 Nov 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady. Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I beg to move: THAT, Clause 58 of the Bill be amended by deleting the words “one hundred thousand” and substituting therefor the words “one million”. The amendment seeks to increase the general penalty in order to promote compliance. view
• 17 Nov 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady. Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I beg to move: THAT, Clause 59 of the Bill be amended— (a) in the prefatory statement by deleting the word “Authority” and substituting therefor the word “Directorate”; (b) by deleting paragraph (d); and, (c) by deleting paragraph (i). This is a consequential amendment due to the deletion of the word Authority. view
• 17 Nov 2021 in National Assembly: Yes, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady. I want to inform the House that that is the role that the cabinet secretary has been given. The clause states that the cabinet secretary, in consultation with the Authority, may make regulations generally for the better carrying out of the provision of this Act, and without prejudice to the generality of foregoing, may make regulations. Therefore, the amendment in (b) is to delete Clause 59(d). How will the cabinet secretary make regulations for the number of times a patient can be given assisted reproductive services? That is a health matter. view
• 17 Nov 2021 in National Assembly: I wanted to state the justification for both amendments. With regards to the first one, the cabinet secretary may not be able to determine that because it is a health matter. Clause 59(i) states that the cabinet secretary may make regulations in respect of the number of children that may be created from the gametes of one donor through the application of assisted reproductive procedures. Again, the Committee felt that this was more of a medical issue that the Medical Authority can make the decision on, not the cabinet secretary. That is why we were removing it from being the ... view
• 17 Nov 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, we are in a field that is not regulated. We just want to make sure that whatever is being done will have regulations. Actually, what Hon. Millie requested is that we do not delete (i) just to avoid issues of one person, but let us remember that it is voluntary. People do not just do it for commercial purposes. For comfort, I can withdraw the deletion of (i), but for (d)… view
• 17 Nov 2021 in National Assembly: Deletion of (i). You cannot come up with a number of times. view
• 17 Nov 2021 in National Assembly: I withdraw the deletion of (i), but (d) stays because the person is being assisted to reproduce. So, how can we again regulate? It is not possible to. view
• 17 Nov 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I beg to move: view
• 17 Nov 2021 in National Assembly: THAT, the Bill be amended by inserting the following new clause immediately after Clause 3 ─ Object and purpose of the Act. view
• 17 Nov 2021 in National Assembly: 3A. The object and purpose of this Act is to— (a) provide a framework for the protection and advancement of assisted reproductive technology services for every person; (b) create an enabling environment for the reduction of infertility and sub- fertility in Kenya; and, (c) ensure access to quality and comprehensive assisted reproductive technology services in line with Article 43(1)(a) of the Constitution. view