2 Dec 2015 in Senate:
Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I also would like to join the rest of my colleagues in welcoming the Kilifi County Assembly delegation. We have been to Kilifi County twice. I am happy that they have come to the Senate to learn and see how we are operating. I wish them a good stay in Nairobi and safe journey when they go back home.
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2 Dec 2015 in Senate:
Thank you Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I would like to hail the people of Busia who are very patriotic and have made a resolve to sort out their problems. Our Committee – I must say that we are the majority in the Chamber this afternoon – had planned to have a meeting with the four stakeholders; the Council of Governors, the Ministry of Health and the Dentists and Medical Practitioners Board and it is in the pipeline. Very soon, we are going to meet and look at health problems in the whole country. Our Committee has been very active and ...
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2 Dec 2015 in Senate:
Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I am Sen. Kittony and not Zipporah.
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2 Dec 2015 in Senate:
I have the Statement as requested by Sen. Khaniri on the Circumstances surrounding the death of Mr. Alex Madaga. The questions were:- The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate.
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2 Dec 2015 in Senate:
Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, could I even be allowed to take water? The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate.
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2 Dec 2015 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I sympathize with the whole situation. When we read the Report in the Committee, it was clear that there was negligence and it was not satisfactory. I appreciate the mood of the House and, therefore, we will go back and seek further clarifications and more information so that we get a satisfactory answer. It is a right of every citizen to get medical attention in this country under the Constitution. On the issue raised by Sen. Hassan, it is the prerogative of the Cabinet Secretary or the executive to commit the Bill to either ...
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2 Dec 2015 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I beg to move the following Motion: THAT, the Senate adopts the Report of the Standing Committee on Health on the circumstances that led to the disappearance of twin babies who were delivered at Pumwani Maternity Hospital on 6th January, 2015, laid on the Table of the Senate on Tuesday, 15th September, 2015. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, on 19th February, 2015, Sen. Mugo requested a Statement in the House on the circumstances that led to the disappearance of twin babies The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A ...
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2 Dec 2015 in Senate:
Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, thank you for saving me. Let him allow me to finish, then he can ask me questions.
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2 Dec 2015 in Senate:
Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, doctors should write notes whenever they review a patient as per their training. To absolve itself from blame, the hospital should allow at least one relative of the patient to be presented during delivery or immediately after. The hospital should improve its records management from admission, birth, death or discharge. The hospital should find a better system of tagging a mother to her child. The hospital should develop a well-maintained and secured cold room for storing the dead. Still born babies should not be placed in the bed with their mothers after delivery. The issue of ...
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2 Dec 2015 in Senate:
Sen. (Prof.) Lesan will second the Motion.
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