Duncan Maina Mathenge

Hon. Duncan Mathenge (Nyeri Town, UDA) Hon. Speaker, I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table, on behalf of the Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Health: Report of the Departmental Committee on Health on the winnowing of the proposed amendments to the Kenya Drugs Authority Bill (National...

Hon. Duncan Mathenge (Nyeri Town, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. I am a Member of the Committee. I support the Committee's amendment. The pharmaceutical practice is not any other ordinary practice. We put our lives and the lives of others on the line. The presence of a knowledgeable person...

Hon. Duncan Mathenge (Nyeri town, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. For those who are in doubt, Nyeri Town Constituency shares seven kilometres of the Aberdares fence. Unlike pastoralists, my constituents, especially in Kihuya Sub-location, are rendered completely food-insecure because of invasion of their farms by wildlife that cross over...

Hon. Duncan Mathenge (Nyeri Town, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I stand to support this Bill. I am a Member of the Departmental Committee on Health and today is the greatest day for me as an elected Member of Parliament. Before coming to this House, I had proposed amendments...

Hon. Duncan Mathenge (Nyeri Town, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to second the Motion on the creation of the Cancer Fund. The funding in our health sector is inadequate despite several declarations that the Kenyan Government is a signatory to, especially the Abuja Declaration that requires us to set...

Hon. Duncan Mathenge (Nyeri Town, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I submit and second the Motion.

Hon. Duncan Mathenge (Nyeri Town, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I stand to support the Motion by Hon. Ruku on the development of a policy and funding for JSS. It is important that this country starts to take the education of our children much more seriously than it is...

Hon. Duncan Mathenge (Nyeri Town, UDA) I am well guided. All of us have an interest in education. Therefore, when the TSC appears before the 15 Members of the Education Committee, the Chair opens the meeting to friends of the committee. The TSC management will be overwhelmed by Members’ questions....

Hon. Duncan Mathenge (Nyeri Town, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I am a member of the Departmental Committee on Health. While I congratulate my senior, Hon. Didmus, on the thought behind this Amendment Bill, I will highlight two things. Number one, the introduction of the NHIF into decision making...

Hon. Duncan Mathenge (Nyeri Town, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I was a young employee with a personal number at the Ministry of Health, having graduated from the Kenya Medical Training College (KMTC) at the age of 20 years. For me to get my first salary, I had to...

Hon. Duncan Mathenge (Nyeri Town, UDA) Today, the NHIF pays a provider for rescue services or ambulance services based on the total number of NHIF members, instead of the number of individuals who have utilized this service. Consequently, it is necessary to improve our referral system. This Bill does not...

Hon. Duncan Mathenge (Nyeri Town, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Before I reply, allow me to donate one-and-a-half minutes to the Member for Bureti, Hon. CNN, Member for Mbeere North and Member for Taita Taveta County.

Hon. Duncan Mathenge (Nyeri Town, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, allow me to donate one minute to Hon. Karemba.

Hon. Duncan Mathenge (Nyeri Town, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I want to thank the Hon. Members for their robust and insightful contributions to this Motion. 19th April 2023 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 13 Hon. Duncan Mathenge (Nyeri Town, UDA)It is true, society must be more central in the new...

Hon. Duncan Mathenge (Nyeri Town, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker for giving me this opportunity to contribute. I want to thank our colleague, Hon. Tindi Mwale, for moving this Motion. A visit to most of our institutions will reveal that the number of sanitation facilities available for our students...

Hon. Duncan Mathenge (Nyeri Town, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise to support. The blue economy is one of the new areas of growth for our country, especially in established areas like the Coast, the Lake Region and Lake Naivasha, which is nearer to your home. The potential...