Sabina Wanjiru Chege

All parliamentary appearances

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• 17 Mar 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for allowing me to read this Statement on the coronavirus. The Coronavirus Disease, COVID-19 that was initially detected in China on 31st December 2019 has continued to spread across the world with many countries instituting intervention measures in an effort to contain the spread of infections. In spite of best efforts by the affected countries, the number of infections has kept rising with some of them leading to death. Arising from this situation, the WHO declared it a global pandemic on 11th March 2020. This compelled individual countries to mobilise own resources to combat the disease. ... view
• 17 Mar 2020 in National Assembly: Subsequently, the Ministry of Health was able to trace 22 close contacts of the index case and has placed them under quarantine at the Mbagathi Hospital Isolation Unit. Specimens from these contacts have been tested at KEMRI laboratories and two of them were confirmed to have the virus. Contact-tracing of individuals who had close interaction with the current patient is ongoing. view
• 17 Mar 2020 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I want to update the House on the preparedness and the response measures that the Ministry of Health has taken. The Ministry continues to maintain heightened surveillance at all points of entry. Health facilities and communities across the country are required to promptly identify any additional COVID-19 case. Further, the Government has put in place the following interventions: On the governance side, His Excellency the President, Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta issued Executive Order No.2 of 2020 on 28th February that, among other things, ordered the formation of a National Emergency Response Committee. The move set in motion ... view
• 17 Mar 2020 in National Assembly: Busia as well as other private hospitals. County governments are also vigilant. Mandatory screening is ongoing in all points of entry to minimise the risk of importation of the virus from affected countries. We have 1,500 health workers in both private and public health facilities and at points of entry that are sensitised on how to deal with suspected cases. Trainings and sensitisation of staff at the county levels is ongoing. Additional health workers have been deployed at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA). Training has also been done for staff of Parliament, matatu operators and taxi operators at JKIA. There ... view
• 17 Mar 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, the Ministry is also in the process of seeking to secure the Kenyatta University Training Hospital which has an additional isolation capacity of 300 beds. view
• 17 Mar 2020 in National Assembly: The country has received 5,000, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) sets and other assorted infection prevention and control commodities from WHO and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The PPE sets and commodities have been distributed to all counties including major points of entry such as JKIA. 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
• 17 Mar 2020 in National Assembly: The Government has suspended all conferences, meetings and events of international nature for one month. This is aimed at minimising importation of the outbreak to the country by travellers originating from the affected countries view
• 17 Mar 2020 in National Assembly: The Government has issued an Executive Order temporarily closing all learning institutions in the country. Primary and secondary schools must close by Wednesday, 18th March 2020 while tertiary institutions and universities must close by Friday, 20th March 2020 this week. The Ministry of Education has already issued guidelines on the same. The move is aimed at preventing further community transmission of COVID-19 in the country. view
• 17 Mar 2020 in National Assembly: The Government has suspended travel for all persons coming into Kenya from any country with reported coronavirus cases. Only Kenyan citizens and foreigners with valid residence permits will be allowed entry provided they proceed on strict self-quarantine or mandatory quarantine in a designated Government facility. That is why it was important this afternoon for the Hon. Members who had travelled out of the country to self-quarantine. This will limit further importation of COVID-19 cases into the country. This directive will remain in effect for the next 30 days or as varied by the National Emergency Response Committee. view
• 17 Mar 2020 in National Assembly: In order to avoid the risk of transmission through physical handling of money, the Government encourages the use of cashless transactions such as mobile money and credit cards. We appeal to mobile operators and banks to take into consideration the situation, and reduce the cost of transactions during this period. view