Sabina Wanjiru Chege

All parliamentary appearances

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• 15 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: The Ministry of Health has unpaid court awards amounting to Ksh39 billion. As Members have indicated here, it is important, because these were suppliers, that we know how we can settle that. This House needs to come up with a permanent solution in the coming days. I know His Excellency the President has talked about pending bills and given a deadline but when the ministries present their budgets they do not seem to take the pending bills as part of urgent matters. They are quick to start new projects or even ask for more money but the pending bills they ... view
• 15 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: The Ministry of Health through the county governments has also done the vaccination because of COVID-19 Pandemic. The target was around 1.2 million Kenyans. In this year’s Budget there is allocation for COVID-19 vaccines. I know the majority of Kenyans have not even managed to get even the first dose of the vaccine. The allocation of money for the COVID-19 vaccine will make sure that more Kenyan are covered and we get the vaccine though the challenge is that we have to rely on other countries and donors that are now producing the vaccine. Therefore, we took it upon ourselves ... view
• 15 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: On our referral facilities, currently we have the Kenyatta National Hospital, the new Kenyatta University Hospital, Mathari Hospital and Spinal Injury. We had made a recommendation in this House that the Mathari Hospital becomes a semi-autonomous body together with the Spinal Injury. They have taken baby steps and finally the Mathari Hospital has actually become a Semi-Autonomous Government Agency (SAGA) with a budget. So, in this year’s Budget, we are looking at how we can improve the facility. A lot has to be done on the Mathari Hospital so that it can render services at the county level. Currently, mental ... view
• 15 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: They are not under the Ministry of Health because they come from the courts. We have an old nurse who takes care of two hundred and more. These are mental patients who have come from our courts. It is unfair and inhuman. We have recommended that we improve the state of Mathari Hospital to make sure that the lives of the people who are there become better and not worse. There is mention that the Mathari Teaching and Referral Hospital caters for a huge number of capital offenders and so we hope there will be an agreement between the Ministry ... view
• 15 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: The issue of alternative space to be given to that mental health also came up as we did the budget. We hope that the Ministry of Lands will issue Mathari Hospital with a title deed so that they are able to plan on expanding the hospital. The National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) is also expanding payments to Mathari and other facilities. We are hoping that as we give money to the NHIF, they can also make sure that they pay those facilities. One of the challenges with the counties and devolved government is that when money is reimbursed to the ... view
• 6 May 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I take this opportunity to thank you for giving me this opportunity to express myself that I support the Bill. view
• 6 May 2021 in National Assembly: It has been a lengthy journey and as my colleagues, it has been a long process. For the doubting Thomases who are opposing, it is because they ignored the process from the beginning. I would like to remind ourselves that we are in this House to represent people who sent us here. When the BBI process started, the power was given to the people, Wanjiku. I participated in my county when the team came for the first time and I gave my views. Not all were taken, but a few of them were. view
• 6 May 2021 in National Assembly: We have been suffering in the counties especially the counties that do not enjoy the Equalisation Fund and other funds that are given to counties that are purported to be poor. My county is one of the leading in coffee and tea production and we have been contributing a lot to the national cake but when it comes to the time of giving back to the communities, we are referred to as a rich county and sometimes we do not benefit from the taxes we pay. Therefore, why I support the BBI is because for the first time we will ... view
• 6 May 2021 in National Assembly: Gender has been a thorn in the flesh. We had the Duale One Bill up to four. We did the dances and dinners but we never managed to convince the House to vote for the gender Bill. It is a shame. All the other Houses from the county assemblies to the Senate managed to get a solution, but this House that makes laws was unable to make a law for ourselves. Therefore, I support a 50/50 gender equality at the Senate. I urge the women here to go the same position or for the single constituency position. Hon. Nyamai has ... view
• 6 May 2021 in National Assembly: On the issue of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), the Committee said it was contentious because of the constituencies. I thank God that Murang’a County has one additional constituency, but we would have loved to get four because Murang’a 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. view