Kazungu Kambi

All parliamentary appearances

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• 8 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Thank you, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker. Reactions to general claims on collapsing health sector, the public health sector is not collapsing. Our considered assessment is that the public health facilities and programmes in the country have been ---- view
• 8 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, the Member is wrong because as we are talking today, no member of the public has died because of the strike. I can attest to that because I have the records. view
• 8 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, funding for the health sector has been improving over the years. Much of this funding goes into payment of salaries and emoluments for the 40,000 plus workforce in the sector which is the second largest in the Government after teachers. More than Kshs2 billion is paid every year to improve health infrastructure by way of new constructions, renovation of existing facilities and procurement of equipment. In addition, it is worth noting that the Government has in the last two financial years funded the construction of modern health centres in all the constituencies. Members of this House ... view
• 8 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary, Speaker, I am responding to the petition. Members of this House have also contributed to the improvement of this sector. More than 1,000 dispensaries have been put up using the Constituencies Development Fund money since its inception. view
• 8 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, human resources for health have also improved in recent years. We now have specialists in places that could not attract them a few years ago. In addition, the numbers of health personnel in the country keep rising year after year, thanks to the expanded training facilities. Presently, the numbers are very big that the sector is not able to absorb all of them. The demand for the ever increasing population, effects of drought, high inflation rates and effects of globalization have meant that the resources our country generates are not sufficient to address the country’s needs. ... view
• 8 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: The Ministries of Health have developed a business plan to revitalize health infrastructure, human resources for health, health financing and supply of commodities in the country to improve the working environment. The plan which will cost the Government, a staggering Kshs80 billion has been submitted to the Cabinet for consideration. After the Cabinet approves it, it will come to the House. So, I will seek also the help of my colleagues to approve the same. view
• 8 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, the Minister for Medical Services met officials of the Union on 21st of November, 2011 and received their grievances. Since then, meetings with the Union officials have been taking place almost daily. I have attempted to address general members of the Union, who assembled at Afya House. However, they booed me and rejected me. To the contrary, if any party to this matter is guilty of silence and hostility, it is the Union. view
• 8 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, on the claims of brain drain, it is true that a good number of doctors who join the Civil service as interns exit the service by the end of the mandatory 36 months. However, brain drain in the health sector is not a phenomenon. It is a problem the country has had for decades, and its cause is the inability of the country to match the better compensation packages offered by other countries or private health providers. In the last few years, the number of doctors leaving the public health sector has increased tremendously. The Ministry ... view
• 8 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: On claims of annual cuts on health budget contrary to the Abuja Declaration, Kenya is a signatory to the Abuja Declaration. However, the 15 per cent allocation of the national budget to health is seen as a long-term goal which the signatories try to achieve. Currently, Kenya stands at 7 per cent. It is not true that there have been annual cuts to the health budget. The Printed Estimates published by the Treasury every year shows that the budget for the sector has been increasing. However, it has not been increasing in proportion to the demand of the increasing population ... view
• 8 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, the public health sector has considerably invested in research, both scientific and operational. The Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) is the flagship agent for medical research in the sector. Other agencies of the Ministry that engage in research include the Division of Vector Borne Diseases, Malaria Control and Programme, and National Public Health Laboratories. Clinicians are also encouraged to carry out operational research in their areas of specialization, and a number of service delivery improvements have been made out of this type of research. view