Catherine Mukiite Nabwala

Sen. Nabwala Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I read my Motion---

Sen. Nabwala Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I donate my three minutes to the Senator.

Sen. Nabwala Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Sen. Daisy has asked me to donate to her two minutes. Thank you,

Sen. Nabwala Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I read the Motion as I put it to the House:- THAT, aware that the level of unemployment among youths in Kenya is over 70 per cent and rising; concerned that the formal Sector is unable to generate sufficient formal employment for college...

Sen. Nabwala Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir; although I have not made the points. Could you give me two more minutes?

Sen. Nabwala I beg to move the Motion. Thank you. I think it has been in the media; everybody has read about it---

Order! Order, Senator! Sen. Nabwala Thank you.

Sen. Nabwala

Sen. Nabwala Madam Temporary Speaker, I beg to move:- THAT, aware that the level of unemployment among youths in Kenya is over 70 per cent and rising; concerned that the formal sector is unable to generate sufficient formal employment for college graduates, resulting in far reaching ramifications to the economy...

Sen. Nabwala

Sen. Nabwala Are you informing the Mover or who do you want to inform?

Sen. Nabwala Catherine, do you wish to be informed? (Applause) June 19, 2013 SENATE DEBATES

On a point of information, Madam Temporary Speaker.

Are you informing the Mover or who do you want to inform?

I want to inform the Mover, Madam Temporary Speaker.

Catherine, do you wish to be informed? Sen. Nabwala Yes, Madam Temporary Speaker.

Okay; proceed, Sen. (Dr.) Kuti.

Madam Temporary Speaker, being the first Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports, I would like to state here that the Youth Enterprise Development Fund (YEDF) that is being applied to the counties and constituencies covers youth aged between 18 to 35, whether they are graduates or not; whether...

Before we proceed, most of the points that you have raised are valid and we had given an earlier direction to all those who intended to move amendments to consolidate them so that, probably, we have one comprehensive amendment. But, of course, again, we have to follow due process and...

Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. In this matter, because we already have an existing YEDF in the structure of our Government, we were only alerting ourselves that why should we have another parallel establishment of Graduates Enterprise Fund? Another thing that I want to talk about is the issue of...

for many years. It never started in January when the Jubilee Government came into power. They have been there for many years. What we are supposed to do also, as Senators again, is to come up with a modality of how to address the same issue. They never came in...

You have to state whether you support the Motion or not.

Sen. Nabwala Mr. Speaker, Sir, we have not had the opportunity to discuss the matter, but I will take it up with the Chair, who is not here, and we will bring a report in time.

Sen. Nabwala Committee on Finance, Commerce and Economic Affairs.

Sen. Nabwala I think two weeks.

Sen. Nabwala

Sen. Nabwala Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for this opportunity to support Sen. (Dr.) Machage’s Motion with, perhaps, some necessary amendments which I will propose in due course. It is true that there are many parts of this nation that continue to suffer due to lack of medical care and...

Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for this opportunity to contribute. I want, on the outset, to say that I support this Motion. This Motion calls for building of new hospitals and promoting existing hospitals so that each of the 47 counties will have a Level 5 hospital before the end...

debate this Motion, we must know that health services should also be devolved. The central Government should partner with county governments and equip the existing dispensaries, health centres and district hospitals with sufficient staff who know what they are doing. We want the Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board (MPDB) to...

Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for this opportunity to support Sen. (Dr.) Machage’s Motion with, perhaps, some necessary amendments which I will propose in due course. It is true that there are many parts of this nation that continue to suffer due to lack of medical care and facilities. This...

admired and demanded by patients from all over the world. For us to do so, we need to train our doctors in a manner that benchmarks us on a global level and not just on current levels. Each one of us has, probably, gone through an experience where the doctor...

worse and acquire new diseases from the hospital. Homecare is being encouraged rather than being in a ward. Yes, we want to establish these facilities, but we must be careful. In addition to that, can we start thinking in a more revolutionary and modern way in terms of our medical...

Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I wish to join my colleagues in supporting this Motion by Sen. (Dr.) Wilfred Machage. This is really a very important Motion for all of us and the whole country. Madam Temporary Speaker, the truth of the matter, as stated by a number of my...

nation to succeed in terms of the economy, you will require healthy people. If the people are not healthy, then we will not be able to do much.Madam Temporary Speaker, I hold a different view from those who say that the countries where our people have gone to in terms...

Bi Spika wa Muda, nakushukuru kwa kunipa nafasi hii ili nichangie Hoja hii ambayo ni ya maana sana. Bi Spika wa Muda, nimesikiza kwa makini yaliyosemwa na wenzangu. Ningependa kuongezea tu kwamba inahuzunisha sana tunapoangalia mambo yanayotokea katika taifa letu na mambo yanayopewa kipao mbele. Nasema haya kwa sababu Kenya...

Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I rise to support the Motion. Madam Temporary Speaker, first of all, I want to thank the Mover for bringing this important Motion. This country’s health sector is one that I would say has been left behind. It is a sector that we can say...

the Level 5 hospitals. Level 5 hospitals already exist as other levels. We are just upgrading them to Level 5. So, I believe that in every county there is already some level of hospital, perhaps, Level 4. What we require now is to grade them to Level 5.Madam Temporary Speaker,...

Madam Temporary Speaker, thank you for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this Motion by Sen. (Dr.) Machage. This Motion could not have come at a better time. As a Senate, we have the responsibility of ensuring that services within our counties are equal. We should be equal to...

Nakuru. Therefore, I would request that the Motion takes recognition of the fact that the areas that our various counties cover are not the same and maybe at a later date come up with an amendment so that we can try to look at ways in which Level 5 hospitals...

Senator for Kakamega.

Madam Temporary Speaker, I wish to congratulate my senior colleague in the medical profession, Dr. Machage for this visionary Motion. In supporting this Motion, I want to start by bringing to the attention of my colleague Senators and the rest of the country that what Sen. (Dr.) Machage is attempting...

retirement of Kshs700 million. What kind of priority is that? Who is the retired President going to be serving in this office of Kshs700 million? I beg the former President to listen to us. We are men and women who are patriotic to this country. We cannot waste over Kshs1.3...

On a point of order, Madam Temporary Speaker. Is it in order for the Senator for Kakamega County to impute that it is the Jubilee Government policy offering or giving the retired President those packages while, indeed, the Government has not owned up to those packages? My colleague is also...

Madam Temporary Speaker, I think what he has just said passes for a point of information. But if, indeed, it is not the Jubilee Government’s choice, then how come it was the Cabinet Secretary of the Jubilee Government who tabled those budgetary estimates in the House? If he is confirming...

On a point of order, Madam Temporary Speaker. I do not think it is fair for the Kakamega Senator to first tell this House that he has seen me enjoying a beer while, indeed, I am a Christian and I do not drink beer. Even a more serious point of...

Sen. Wamatangi, I think you have to stick to your point of order, which I think you have discharged very effectively. Proceed, Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale!

Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I want to support the Motion. I would like to start by pointing out something to the previous Senator. Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale, leaders are chosen by God the same way our current President and Deputy President were chosen by God and, in the same way,...

make you more sick than when you entered the hospital. The people who have died there have died because of the depreciation in that hospital and also the lack of empowerment in our people. I believe in one thing that Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale said that most people are in hospitals...

Asante Bi Spika wa Muda kwa wakati huu ulionipa ili niweze kuchangia Hoja hii. Kwa upande wangu, ninashukuru sana kwa sababu ya Hoja hii. Kwanza ukiangalia kwa upande wa usafiri, unapata kwamba hizi hospitali ziko mbali sana. Kwa mfano wakati mwingine unapata mzazi amebeba mtoto wa miaka kumi na anatembea...

Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for the opportunity to contribute and support the Motion by Sen. (Dr.) Machage. Indeed, the Motion is well conceived and well timed. It serves this nation at the right time when we are embarking on a new journey. We have a new Constitution that guarantees...

Sen. Nabwala Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to give notice of the following Motion:- THAT, aware that the level of unemployment among the youth in Kenya is over 70 per cent and is rising; concerned that the formal sector is unable to generate sufficient formal employment for college graduates resulting...

Sen. Nabwala Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to give notice of the following Motion:- THAT, aware that the level of unemployment among the youth in Kenya is over 70 per cent and is rising; concerned that the formal sector is unable to generate sufficient formal employment for college graduates resulting...

Sen. Nabwala On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. We are supposed to be having a joint meeting with the Finance and Devolution Committee---

Sen. Nabwala You have said that the Speaker has called a meeting at 12.30 p.m. and at the same time we are supposed to have a Committee meeting between the Finance and Devolution Committee.

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