Sylvia Mueni Kasanga

All parliamentary appearances

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• 11 Jun 2019 in Senate: He also talked about training of professionals, because according to the statistics, we do not have enough. I believe that when structures are put in place, the demand will be there. With demand, we will have the supply because young people will see an avenue where they can train and get jobs. Levels 2, 3 and 4 hospitals, which are under the county governments, should provide mental health services. Therefore, the practitioners should be in those hospitals. One Senator said that we should go down to the level of dispensaries, meaning that we need professionals there. view
• 11 Jun 2019 in Senate: Sen. Halake has added that we should have volunteers. Why should we not have trained psychologists going round in the villages, so that we have home-based care as well as the outreach that this Bill proposes? Training will necessitate creation of jobs. view
• 11 Jun 2019 in Senate: Sen. (Dr.) Langat, the Chairperson of Committee on Education appreciated that the rights of the mentally challenged persons have been well canvassed in this Bill. As I mentioned, Sen. (Dr.) Zani spoke broadly--- view
• 30 May 2019 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, pursuant to Standing Order No.48(1), I rise to seek a statement from the Standing Committee on Information, Communication and Technology on the status of mobile connectivity marginalised areas and special projects. In the Statement, the Committee should: (1) Explain the status of the rollout of the Universal Access Fund set up in 2009 to provide better signal access nationwide which is under the Communications Authority of Kenya (CAK). (2) State areas of the country that have been connected to the mobile network even to the basic 2G mobile network through the Fund. (3) Submit to the Senate ... view
• 30 May 2019 in Senate: (4) Provide information on the Authority‟s tendering or subsidy tender scenarios, stating whether any service providers were given tenders as envisaged in the rollout, and if so, indicate which ones. view
• 29 May 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to welcome the students from the Kangaru Girls High School as well as the student leaders from the University of Eldoret. If you have had the opportunity to see the Order Paper for today, you will see that there is a topical issue which this House is about to debate, on matters mental health. As you know, we have seen many cases with university students that can be attributed to mental health challenges. I, therefore, encourage student leaders when they go back to school, that they institute mechanisms of making ... view
• 29 May 2019 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, what are you suggesting? view
• 29 May 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I believe that I am in order today. I look forward to this. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to move that The Mental Health Amendment Bill (Senate Bills No.32 of 2018) be now read a Second Time. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this Bill seeks to amend The Mental Health Act of 1989 and update it to the current Kenyan constitutional reality. Article 43 (1) (a) of the Constitution guarantees every person the right to highest attainable standard of health. Section 73 of The Health Act, 2017 obligates Parliament to enact legislation to ensure, view
• 29 May 2019 in Senate: that the rights of an individual suffering from any mental illness, disorder or condition are protected and mental health hospitals with sufficient capacity are established at national and county levels. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, before I go into the breadth and depth of the Bill, I take this opportunity to acknowledge this journey. This for me has been the highlight of my being in the Senate. If at all we are supposed to transform the lives of Kenyans, for me this is it. This is the one thing that I have seen create such an impact. I can say that ... view
• 29 May 2019 in Senate: illnesses and conditions. Therefore, it is important that we have the right choice of words as we debate this Bill. We must avoid words like ‗lunacy‘ or ‗a mad man‘ at this point in time. We have to remember that, as the Senate, just by virtually debating this Bill, we are becoming the ambassadors. The biggest import or export of this Bill is to fight stigma. Therefore, there is no better way to do that than, as leaders, speak about it, open up and encourage Kenyans that it is about time that we speak on this issue. It is unfortunate ... view