Kazungu Kambi

All parliamentary appearances

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• 10 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) The list of medical doctors, pharmacists and dentists who have been employed in the country since January 2009 is hereby tabled. (b) The following have been posted to North Eastern Province under each category: medical officers 26, dentists 2, pharmacists, 6. The total number of staff posted to North Eastern Province is 34. view
• 10 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Much, obliged, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 15 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. Upgrading a lower level health facility like Chuluni Dispensary to a hospital involves the following two complementary procedures: 1. Assessment and recommendation by the District Medical Officer of Health. At this level, the District Medical Officer of Health carries out an inspection of the facility and prepares a proposal for consideration by the District Development Committee and the Ministry headquarters. In preparing the report, the District Medical Officer of Health takes into consideration the following:- (i) Catchment population of the facility; (ii) Existing distribution of health facilities; (iii) Availability of land ... view
• 15 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, once the conditions as laid down are fulfilled, I can do it even today. view
• 15 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we have guidelines in place. I would like the Member to visit our offices, so that he can be provided with the guidelines accordingly. Once these guidelines are complied with, it is very easy for us to upgrade the facilities because we want to serve all Kenyans. view
• 15 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I was very clear when I said that the community must initiate the process. As a Ministry, we do not initiate the process since the community is the user. view
• 15 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am not misleading this House and the public. I have said clearly that the Ministry has guidelines of upgrading health facilities. Again, dispensaries and health facilities do not fall under my Ministry. They fall under the Ministry of Public Health. However, upon compliance of the regulations and the guidelines, health facilities are upgraded. We have a committee which goes through all the conditions and if they have been fulfilled, we upgrade the health facility. view
• 15 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I appreciate the concern of the Member, but upgrading a facility means giving it more equipment and there are processes of doing that. Before the process is initiated, we must verify whether the population warrants the facility to be upgraded to a health centre. Then, if the facilities allow it to be upgraded to a sub-district hospital, then we do so. view
• 15 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, first, I cannot send a Medical Officer of Health there if the facility is still a dispensary. Secondly, there are no facilities! view
• 15 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, at the moment, I would urge the Member for follow the laid down procedures for us to see whether we can upgrade this facility. As I speak, this facility is under the Ministry of Public Health and sanitation. So, it is not even under my Ministry. view