Kazungu Kambi

All parliamentary appearances

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• 15 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, in Government, I must consult with other Ministries to know if they have a budget for this facility for this year. So, I cannot take the responsibility alone, but as a Government, I will consult widely and we will see how we can upgrade the facility to a district hospital. view
• 8 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) Under the National Eye Strategic Plan 2011/2015 currently being finalized, the Ministry plans to introduce the Epi-Lasik Vision Correction method in the national referral and training hospitals; that is, Kenyatta National Hospital and Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital. Thereafter, it will be progressively introduced in lower level facilities with a bias towards regions with endemic eye problems. It is the expectation of the Ministry that when introduced, the procedure will cost less in public hospitals as they are not for profit. (b) Ideally, Epi-Lasik Vision Correction is supposed to be carried out ... view
• 8 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I was just about to conclude my reply. However, the eye surgeons doing the procedure are trained to avert the risks through patient assessments and preparations. This enables them to identify those who can benefit from the procedure and those who cannot. It also enables them to determine patients who should be monitored for possible complications. view
• 8 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I had said, earlier on, that we have set up a committee to look into this. I am sure that, in the next financial years, we will consider training more specialists in this faculty. view
• 8 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, we are decentralizing all our services to the county level. Each county will have a referral hospital where all these machines will be. Again, it will be for the county government to buy these machines. view
• 8 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, as I said, we have about four centres which are functioning right now. We are, however, training more specialists because to put up these facilities one needs about Kshs70 million. If you look at our budget, it is not sufficient to- -- view
• 8 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg the indulgence of the Chair because I have just come from Mombasa. The Minister was to answer this Question, but it can be answered in the afternoon. view
• 8 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the patients will enjoy the facilities once resources are available. view
• 8 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is a thought we will consider as a Ministry. view
• 8 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is another Question although I will answer it. Cancer and eye problems are two different things. We have, however, launched a cancer treatment centre at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital and also in Mombasa. More centres will be included in the next financial year. view