Kazungu Kambi

All parliamentary appearances

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• 30 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, if you look at the mandate of the Ministry of Medical Services, one, it is to improve the existing infrastructures and put more infrastructures in place. We are also mandated to take care of human personnel in our health facilities. We, as a Ministry, have always been giving our proposals to the Ministry of Finance to allocate us more resources. However, our resources are very limited. We are trying our level best with the minimum resources at our disposal. It is a policy of the Ministry to renovate and put up more health facilities in ... view
• 30 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, if you look at the new Constitution, medical care is a right of all Kenyans. Since we are going to have a devolved Government, we have a policy that each County must have a Referral Hospital. We are in the process of upgrading some of the health facilities to sub-district hospitals. However, there are criteria which must be followed before we upgrade those health facilities. If it has been passed as a resolution by the Development Committee of every constituency, we would always look at it before we upgrade those facilities. It is our policy ... view
• 30 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am ready to accompany the hon. Member any time. We, as a Ministry, are interested in health states of all Kenyans. view
• 29 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) I am aware of the planned nationwide strike involving members of the Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPPDU) scheduled to start on 5th December, 2011. The Ministry has taken the following measures in order to avert the strike. 1. On Monday, 21st November, 2011, the Minister for Medical Services met the union officials and received their demands. 2. On Tuesday, 22nd November, 2011, Ministry officials met KMPPDU and initiated dialogue on their concerns. During the meeting, it was agreed that the Union’s grievances would be shared with other ... view
• 29 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: The issue of training was also identified as an urgent concern as students needed to sit for their national examinations. The meeting agreed that this position will be shared with the Treasury, including the documents and concerns by the Union. view
• 29 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Following these resolutions, the Permanent Secretaries wrote to the Treasury. On Thursday, 24th November, 2011, the Ministry officials met the Director of Budget at the Treasury and discussed the grievances of the health workers. The Director of Budget informed the team that he would present the concerns to the Permanent Secretary, Treasury, and the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance. Consultations between the Health and Finance Ministries are ongoing. view
• 29 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, on Friday, 25th November, 2011, Ministry officials met with the Professional Association for Health Workers, who were 16 in number. The representatives of the Association confirmed their intention to enjoin themselves in the strike notice effective from 7th December, 2011. The KMPPDU was not invited to this meeting. During the meeting, the Ministry communicated previous actions taken to improve the terms and conditions of service of health workers and the challenges the Ministry had been facing. view
• 29 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: On Saturday, 26th November, 2011, the Minister for Medical Services issued a Press statement urging the health workers not to go on strike. In the briefing, the Minister discussed the enormous funding constraints that the Ministry was facing and pleaded with the health workers to continue working and to ensure that the ongoing dialogue reached a conclusion. view
• 29 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: On Monday, 20th November, 2011, a further meeting took place involving the health Ministry officials, the Union, COTU, and Ministry of Labour officials. Meetings are continuing to date. (a) Records of the minutes indicate the following numbers of medical doctors, pharmacists and dentists, who have left the service since 2006 are as follows: Medical Officers, 989; Pharmacists, 163; Dentists, 71; total, 1,223. Most of them do not state the reason for departure, but it is common knowledge that they leave for greener pastures. (b) Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, doctors in the Civil Service fall under Job Group L to ... view
• 29 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: In the financial year 2011/2012, Kshs24, 335,602 has been allocated for training of health workers. At least, 95 per cent of it is used to pay for the training of medical doctors at post-graduate level. However, this allocation is insufficient to meet the training needs of health workers as it falls short of the requirement of Kshs350 million annually. Due to this funding shortfall, the Ministry has over a time accumulated debts with training institutions that currently stand at Kshs85 million. view