Kazungu Kambi

All parliamentary appearances

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• 1 Dec 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, if you look at the Budget of 2010/2011, there was a provision of Kshs300 million to our sister Ministry to lease ambulances. I have taken this matter up to the highest office in the land because it does not make economical sense to lease ambulances. You can lease other things but not ambulances. We have discussed the matter with His Excellency the President and I am sure sooner rather than later, we are going to sort out this issue. view
• 1 Dec 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am not contradicting my sister Ministry. If you look at the Budget, we were only allocated Kshs30 million to buy ambulances. This amount can only buy ten ambulances and that is what we bought. But if you look at the budget of the Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation, it was allocated Kshs300 million to lease ambulances. According to me, ambulances are supposed to be for referral purposes. So, we can lease other things but not ambulances. If we lease the ambulances, are we also going to lease the equipment and doctors? I have taken ... view
• 1 Dec 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we distributed the six ambulances that we bought and I have tabled the list here. We could only buy six ambulances given our budget for this financial year. view
• 1 Dec 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to promise the hon. Member that Marigat will be the first district to receive an ambulance within our budgetary allocation in the next financial year. view
• 17 Nov 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to answer. Hon. Members will recall that in 2005, the then Ministry of Health proposed the creation of the National Social Health Insurance Scheme (NSHIS) which failed to be legislated into law. Thereafter, the Ministry engaged stakeholders and established a broad based task force to develop a more stable health financing strategy that would address the health needs of all Kenyans. Strengthening the roles of the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) in social health insurance is one of the ten proposed health care financing view
• 17 Nov 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, as the Ministry pursues the broader and sustainable healthcare financial strategy, the NHIF has been told to provide structures for health insurance cover to cover all Kenyans through direct contributions or support by philanthropists or by those people who are rich enough to help the poor. However, contributions by or for the self-employed and the poor or vulnerable people can only be voluntary as there is no legal framework to compel them to become members of the NHIF. view
• 17 Nov 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I do not have the exact figures. However, I was perusing through these documents in my office and saw that it was something close to Kshs400 million. I am not certain of the exact figure but it something close to that. view
• 17 Nov 2010 in National Assembly: Thank you Mr. Speaker, Sir. That is a very good question. The Ministry has come up with a proposal and we have forwarded it to the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and Ministry of Finance. I can lay it here on the Table. All the details he is talking about are included in the proposal paper which is with the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and Ministry of Finance. view
• 17 Nov 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have thought about it. As I speak, there is a Committee that is working on the same. However, I am sure we will have a Ministry of Medical Services where funds will be channelled in each county. At the national level, the Ministry will be working in referral hospitals. We have already done a paper which is with the Office of Deputy Prime Minister and Ministry of Finance. Once it is approved, it will be easier for us to implement these things. We have been taken to court by COTU for increasing the contributions which we ... view
• 17 Nov 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am not aware of any funds having been misused by the NHIF. The NHIF has helped so many hospitals to buy equipment. For example, it helped the Coast Provincial General Hospital to buy a dialysis equipment worth Kshs40 million. I am not aware of any funds which have been misappropriated by the NHIF. view