Joshua Serem Kutuny

Hon. Joshua Kutuny (Cherang’any, JP) Hon. Speaker, I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table of the House: Report of the Departmental Committee on Health on its Consideration of Community Health Services Bill (Senate Bill No.34 of 2022) . Thank you.

Hon. Joshua Kutuny (Cherangany, JP) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. As I second, I want to appreciate our able Member of the Committee, Hon. Owino. I also want to thank the Members of the Committee for rising to the occasion to ensure that most of the Bills that came...

Hon. Joshua Kutuny (Cherangany, JP)

Hon. Joshua Kutuny (Cherangany, JP) Asante Mhe. Spika. Baada ya mazungumzo ya kina na Mwenyekiti wa Kamati ya Bajeti ya Bunge, ninasimama hapa kushukuru kwa majadiliano ya kina na upana na mazungumzo ambayo yameleta suluhu kwa hiyo dukuduku iliyo kwa ripoti iliyoletwa hapa Bungeni. Hivyo, naondoa marekebisho ambayo nilikuwa nimeleta....

Hon. Joshua Kutuny (Cherangany, JP) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I beg to move that the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bill No. 28 of 2020) , be now read a Third Time. I also request Hon. Wangwe to second.

Hon. Joshua Kutuny (Cherangany, JP) Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I beg to move: THAT, Clause 4 of the Bill be amended in the proposed new Section 2A by inserting the following new paragraphs immediately after paragraph (e) ─ “ (f) adopt a holistic approach to community-based mental health services; and,

Hon. Joshua Kutuny (Cherangany, JP) Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I beg to move: THAT, Clause 5 of the Bill be amended in the proposed new Section 2C─

Hon. Joshua Kutuny (Cherangany, JP) The justification is that the amendment seeks to make emphasis on the need to promote community based programmes in the provision of mental health services. It also seeks to ensure that the national Government shall be tasked with the responsibility of setting up mechanisms for...

Hon. Joshua Kutuny (Cherangany, JP) No, Hon. Chairlady. For clarification, this is one of the specific functions of the national Government. When we talk about comprehensive health March 23, 2022 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 28 Hon. Joshua Kutuny (Cherangany, JP)cover, it is again the function of the national Government because we...

Hon. Joshua Kutuny (Cherangany, JP) When we are discussing, I think it is also very important for Members to read the whole document. There was a time we tabled the Report. They should have gone through the whole Report to understand exactly what it is. The section is on collaboration...