- Kikuyu MP Kimani Ichung'wah expressed his concern about the arrest of the critic of the Community Health Authority (SHA) Grace Njoki Mulei
- Ichung'wah, also the leader of the majority party in the national parliament, said that systems sometimes fail
- He also criticized the Ministry of Health, seeking to know specific complaints against Mulei and his reasons
Kikuyu MP Kimani Ichung'wah, a senior supporter of the government Kenya firsthe appeared to disagree with the arrest of the critic of the Social Health Authority (SHA) Grace Mulei on Thursday, January 23.
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Mulei's arrest followed The procession Its original on the operation in the SH system during a press conference led by the Secretary of Health Cabinet Deborah Barasa.
According to the video tapes seen by TUKO.co.ke, Mulei was arrested in search of treatment at Lednan Hospital in Eastleigh, outside Juja Road.
Did Iachung'wah complain about Mulei's arrest?
Speaking during a break in Naivasha, Ichung'wah wanted to know who was the complainant in the Mulei case.
He questioned whether the complaint came from Sha, the Ministry of Health, or if the police worked freely without being guided by Sha or the Ministry.
“We just want to know two things Threefirst who is the complainant to be arrested? Was it Sha? Was the ministry? ” Ichung'wah asked.
The MP, who is also the leader of the majority party in the National Assembly, said if the Ministry of Health was the complainant, he wanted to know the type of complaint against Mulei.
Ichung'wah added that systems sometimes fail, and he found nothing wrong with Mulei to raise concerns about the failure of the SHA system.
“Arresting a Kenyan who raises concerns about the SHA system error was unnecessary,” he added.
What did the Ministry of Health say about Ichung'wah's statement?
Responding to Ichung'wah's question, the Secretary -General of the State Department of Medical Services, Harry Kimtai, who came before the MPs, acknowledged that the Ministry of Health was the complainant in the Mulei case.
The parliamentarians, expressing the utter disgust at the Ministry of Health's move, expressed their displeasure and questioned the ministry's reasons for Mulei.
Speaker Moses Wetang'ula intervened when he saw that Kimtai was struggling to express his argument with parliamentary complaints.
As soon as the MPs calmed down and rested, Kimtai said that the Ministry of Health would remove its case against Mulei.
“Mr. Speaker and Honorable Members we have heard because the Ministry is the complainant we are going to review the case … Well! We will remove the case,” Kimtai said.
This sparked excitement and excitement from the MPs, to signify agreeing with the Ministry of Health's decision.
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