Prof. Sam Ongeri

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 751 to 760 of 1925.

• 23 Oct 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise to support that Statement. It is a pity as Sen. Mwaura has stated, that special needs children are being ignored in the form of capitation; things that should go to every child. view
• 23 Oct 2019 in Senate: I remember when I was the Minister for Education, one of the things that we developed was the Special Needs Policy. In the policy, it was envisaged that, in fact, apart from the normal capitation that normal regular primary and secondary schools get, the children in special needs schools and those who have been integrated into the regular schools will get increased capitation to be able to take care of their special needs. view
• 23 Oct 2019 in Senate: It is a pity that the Ministry has not seen the need to be able to expeditiously discharge their responsibilities by giving out this capitation on time. I think if there is one group of students who need immediate attention and action, it is the children with special needs. This is because, more often, they rely on others to help them with their daily chores. I think it is a pity that we are leaving out these children. We should make the loudest noise as this Senate to be able to ensure that this capitation is remitted on time. The ... view
• 23 Oct 2019 in Senate: I support the Statement. view
• 23 Oct 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Let me also extend my congratulatory message to my sister, Sen. Shiyonga, for scooping the prestigious award as recognition of her efforts to serve humanity, particularly those with special needs and children with needs in Kakamega region. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 23 Oct 2019 in Senate: My only appeal to her is that if she can extend her tentacles beyond Kakamega so that she can overreach the wider part of Kenya, it may be possible that she might scoop more international awards. view
• 23 Oct 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I want to join my colleagues in appreciating and congratulating you for the ruling. This ruling is fitting at this moment of time, when we seem to have a paradox on the rules or procedures that need to be followed on either side, whether at the Judicial level, or at the Senate level. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, my understanding of the Constitution is that the ruling of the impeachment is a preserve of the county assembly and the Senate. Until such a time this Senate pronounces itself on an Impeachment Motion which has been ... view
• 22 Oct 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me the chance to speak on this important Motion by Sen. Nyamunga on the Engagement of Community Health Workers by County Governments. One of the things that is ill understood is what a community health worker stands for. There is a misconception that most of the health facilities and services being offered by county governments must end up to be curative services as opposed to promotive and preventive services. There must be a water shade between the curative, preventive and promotive services. view
• 22 Oct 2019 in Senate: The huge expenditure that we incur in curative services can be forestalled as high as 60 per cent of the expenditures if we adopted simple and basic services that are offered by the community health workers. As soon as that message sinks, the better it will be for this nation and for our counties. One of the fundamental issues that this Motion is seeking to do is in the area of training. I know that the Kenya Medical Training Colleges (KMTCs) have courses tailored towards community workers. The doctors being trained at the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH), have ... view
• 22 Oct 2019 in Senate: There is an array of workers ranging from community nurses, community technologists, community laboratory technicians, community researchers and community social workers. Therefore, community carries everybody on board. It should be available to community surveillance systems and the ones who are in charge of statistics. view