Sylvia Mueni Kasanga

All parliamentary appearances

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• 9 Jun 2020 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I rise pursuant to Standing Order No. 48(1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Health regarding the mental health in Kenya in view of cessation of movement and curfew currently obtaining in the country. In the Statement, the Committee should- (1) Elaborate measures the Ministry of Health (MoH) has put in place to deal with mental health cases. (2) Provide a comprehensive report on the state of mental health in the country including county data reports, categories of people most at risk, performance of hospitals and clinics as well as suitable recommendations. ... view
• 12 May 2020 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise pursuant to Standing Order No. 48(1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Health concerning the operations of the NHIF. In the Statement, the Committee should: (1) Explain the factors leading to the decline in growth of the NHIF, leading the scheme to post a loss during 2019. (2) State the measures, if any, that have been put in place to ensure contributions by the public towards the Fund are not pilfered and that there is no disruption in payment of benefits to members in light of the challenges currently being faced ... view
• 12 May 2020 in Senate: I thank you. view
• 12 May 2020 in Senate: We are paperless, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I beg to move that the Pandemic Response and Management Bill (Senate Bills No. 6 of 2020) be read a Second Time. The Bill was read the First Time on 21st of April, 2020 and was committed to the view
• 12 May 2020 in Senate: Committee on COVID-19 Situation in Kenya to facilitate public participation. A call for public memorandum was placed in the local dailies on the 22nd and 23rd of April, 2020, which closed on 1st May, 2020. Before I go into the details of the Bill, allow me to give a brief background on the publication. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, as you are aware, on 31st of March, 2020, the ad hoc Committee on the COVID-19 Situation was established here in the Senate. We were tasked with several matters to address, including the financial assistance to vulnerable persons and groups, the protection ... view
• 12 May 2020 in Senate: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 12 May 2020 in Senate: pandemic. In proposing this Bill, we just want to make it easier and seamless next time by putting the structures in place. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, a pandemic is a rare phenomenon. The nature and characteristic of a pandemic is not predictable. The measures needed to manage may vary from one pandemic to another. History has shown that pandemics have so far bombarded the world ranging from plagues, smallpox to different strains of flu. They have been overcome by embracing varied measures. Therefore, having a straight jacket legislation may not be effective. This is why we noticed that the Bill ... view
• 12 May 2020 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, having said that, I will go through some of the provisions of the Bill. The Bill is proposing a declaration of the pandemic as a beginning. The Bill proposes that the President, in consultation with the National Security Council, may issue a Gazette notice to declare a pandemic, and the same would happen at the end of the pandemic. With the same consultation, then you would mark the end of the pandemic. This basically brings into effect this Bill. view
• 12 May 2020 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we are talking about national and county government committees. Once the pandemic has been declared, the Bill will provide a mechanism for a coordinated response by national and county governments. It provides for the establishment of Ad Hoc National Pandemic Response Committee and the committee is required to spearhead the implementation of activities geared towards preventing the spread and mitigating against the negative impact. The detailed functions of this committee are listed in Clause 9 of the Bill. view
• 12 May 2020 in Senate: It is also proposed that the committee be chaired by the Cabinet Secretary (CS) who is responsible for health matters. Pandemics are about health. Currently we are seeing what they are doing, and in the same breadth, this is what the Bill is proposing. The membership of the committee shall include the Chairperson of the Council of Governors (CoG) or a person designated in writing, the Principal Secretary (PS) responsible for Finance and other Cabinet Secretaries, Principal Secretaries and public officers that the President may deem necessary, depending on the nature of the pandemic. view