Aden Bare Duale

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 17671 to 17680 of 17799.

• 9 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) Yes, I am aware that there was a disease outbreak which killed 400 head of cattle at a place called Aitong and Marianti in Mara Division of Narok South. (b) On 24th April, 2009, farmers in Mara Division, Narok South District, reported an outbreak and a team of technical officers from the Department of Veterinary Service went and collected samples from the affected animals. The samples were taken to Kericho Veterinary Investigation Laboratory for testing, where the disease was confirmed to be East Coast Fever. Since last year, that particular division and ... view
• 9 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, we have confirmed that there is an outbreak of a disease in the Mara Division of Narok South District. That disease has been confirmed by the death of 400 herd of cattle at Aitong and Marianti in the same division. The laboratory tests at the Kericho Veterinary Laboratory and at our laboratory at Kabete have confirmed that the disease is East Coast Fever. view
• 9 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I agree with the hon. Member that the contact between wild animals and livestock in terms of disease control is a major challenge to the Department of Veterinary Service and the Ministry of Livestock Development. We have advised our farmers, and mainly those who have ranches along national parks, that this is our great danger. I am sure the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS), through the Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife, will come up with a wildlife policy that will address all these issues. Along the same line, yes, there are areas in this country that are tsetse ... view
• 9 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want the hon. Member to repeat exactly what type of disease he is talking about. view
• 9 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have understood the disease the hon. Member is talking about but I want to assure him that he should not be worried. It is not a threat- related disease. It is not a disease that poses a big threat to the livestock sector like Rinderpest, PPR and the Rift Valley Fever (RVF) but I can assure you that the research institutions under the Ministry of Livestock Development and the Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (KARI) are handling that emerging disease that comes is transmitted from wildlife to livestock. view
• 9 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I think we are not aware of any disease that has wiped out thousands of animals in this country. If that was the case, then I do not think I should have been an Assistant Minister in that Ministry! For Mara South, Marianti and Narok South in general, the disease that has been reported, confirmed, diagnosed and is being treated in the hon. Member’s constituency, is the East Coast Fever (ECF). view
• 9 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I do not want to go round and round. I said the disease has been identified, diagnosed, confirmed and is being treated. I am sure that both our teams, the laboratory technicians and the general veterinary surgeons, are on the ground and the disease has been contained. view
• 9 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the disease was confirmed as that of theileriosis which is a scientific name for ECF and it is spread by ticks. It is treated by through view
• 9 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, I think it is the hon. Member who is referring to different things. The Question I was answering for the hon. Member for Narok South relates to the ECF which is caused by ticks and is treatable using acaricides. The drug we are using now is Dominex. view
• 9 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, part “b” of my answer, and I want to repeat it for the sake of the hon. Member who did not get me right – maybe they were thinking of other places – on 27th April, 2009, our Kericho Laboratory researchers in collaboration with those from Kabete Laboratories went to the site after four head of cattle at the Marianti and Aitong died. On 27th April, 2009, 14 days later, the disease had been cited, diagnosed and confirmed as the ECF. Our team of investigators went to the ground on 27th April, 2009 to investigate this disease. view