Kazungu Kambi

All parliamentary appearances

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• 29 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I choose that the hon. Member should file a Question so that I can get enough details for a comprehensive answer. view
• 29 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is a different question but as an Assistant Minister, I am not negotiating with an individual but with the union and I would not know whether one of the members is interdicted or not. view
• 10 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. view
• 10 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: (a) I am aware that the male and female surgical wards at Kerugoya District Hospital are congested. I am also aware that many patients in the said wards are unable to raise money for metal plates and other surgical accessories required to fix fractures. view
• 10 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: (b) Fifty percent of the patients in the male and female surgical wards are victims of road accidents involving motorcycles, which are well known as “ boda boda ”. view
• 10 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: (c) Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, there are two methods of correcting fractures. The surgical method utilises implants such as metal plates and kay nails to fix fractures. Patients using this method recover quickly and may be discharged after a ward stay of about two weeks to continue recovery at home. Unfortunately, the cost of the implants is from Kshs20,000. view
• 10 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: The conservative method utilises traction of graduated weight to re-unite bones, and it has minimal direct cost. However, patients on traction are hospitalised for long periods of time, from six months onwards. Surgical patients at Kerugoya District Hospital who cannot afford surgical implants are put on traction until their fractures heal. This is because the implants are not supplied by the Kenya Medical Supplies Agency (KEMSA) and the hospital cannot afford to buy them since they are very expensive. view
• 10 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, as a Ministry, we had wished to buy these plates. However, the Budget that we were given by Parliament is sometimes not enough to even buy essential drugs. Therefore, I urge this House that when we bring our Budget here, it approves it, so that we can buy such essential equipment for our people. view
• 10 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we do not spend the kind of money that the hon. Member is talking about. The amount we spend on food per patient per day is about Kshs500. Even for the food, sometimes we find that we do not have enough money. So, sometimes we depend on borrowing from the suppliers. view
• 10 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, such patients do not stay in hospital for six months. Sometimes they go home and return to hospital for check-up. So, we do not keep the patients in hospital for six months. It takes a patient on traction six months, but we do not keep such a patient in hospital for six months, because we cannot afford it. view