Dr. Wilfred Machage

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 2081 to 2090 of 2209.

• 26 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Kenya Medical Supplies Agency (KEMSA) sends drugs directly to the institutions. So, the dispensary will receive its kit directly from KEMSA. view
• 25 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) Yes, I am aware that the mortuary at Kerugoya District Hospital is over-stretched. (b) The previous mortuary, which had a capacity of three bodies, has been expanded to accommodate 16 bodies. view
• 25 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, whereas what the hon. Member has said is true, my Ministry's policy is that public hospitals mortuaries are intended for deaths occurring in public hospitals. All other cases, such as police cases and those who die elsewhere, should be handled by the respective municipal councils, county councils or other bodies, by constructing their own mortuaries. view
• 25 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, whereas I sympathise with the view of the hon. Member, my Ministry is more interested in saving lives through construction of health facilities and making sure that they are well facilitated in terms of medicine and equipment. view
• 25 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: Really, we cannot take the work of the Ministry of Local Government. If there is a complaint over this matter, and what the Ministry of Local Government is doing, then that Question should be directed to the appropriate Ministry. view
• 25 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, first of all, I am a "he" and not a "she". July 25, 2007 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 11 I have listened to the hon. Member's request, which is ridiculous, because I think the main reason why we have an over-populated mortuary situation in the country is because of tradition. Some communities have a tradition of keeping bodies for too long before burial. My request is that, that tradition be changed. Secondly, I do not think the Ministry will be able to do exactly what the hon. Member has suggested in total. We always use a system to ... view
• 25 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I will not waive the postmortem fees but I will consider waiving the fee for those families that are unable to pay. It is not true that postmortem is done on all patients who die in hospital, especially when we know the cause of death. However, it is mandatory that postmortem is done on all police cases that happen to be in Government hospital mortuaries. But postmortem is of a different nature. There could be an open or closed postmortem, depending on the cause of death. That is at the discretion of the medical officer in ... view
• 12 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I think it would be prudent for Mr. M'Mukindia to declare his interest in this subject. view
• 12 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir. Would I be in order to inform the hon. Member that specialised--- view
• 11 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me the opportunity to contribute to this Vote. view