Beth Mugo

All parliamentary appearances

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• 3 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, with regard to the short-term medical problems, the head of that department in the Ministry, Dr. Kwale, is already on the ground. Our doctors in the field have been alerted also and, so far, they are telling us that they have not seen any symptoms from the areas they have visited. I have no doubt something can still come up. If anything comes up, the companies have confirmed that they are willing to have the children treated. With regard to long-term medical problems, we will keep on monitoring the situation. We have specific areas and the children ... view
• 3 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I was explaining the problems which have been encountered. The different agencies have different responsibilities. I am saying that the modalities are being worked on by all those agencies to destroy it. Those are the final words that I uttered – to destroy. But how it is destroyed also has to be safe for the environment. That was what I was trying to say. view
• 3 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Hon. K. Kilonzo said that aflatoxin is all over the country; if you listened to my Statement, that is how I started. Yes, it is in many parts of the country because of the storage problem. We recommended the buying of dryers and it is true the money was given but I am not quite sure whether they were bought. I cannot say whether they were bought. view
• 3 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: I think there are certain areas which concern some agencies. I cannot say for sure whether they were bought or not, because it is not under my docket--- view
• 3 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, we dealing with aflatoxin as a Government. In fact, we have had very high level meetings with the line Ministries where this issue has been discussed. That was why at the beginning, I gave the steps that my Ministry ordered we had to take, as a Government; I want to say that we have taken most of them. However, when we think of the maize in the whole country, it is possible that there are some areas where something might not have been covered; but when we are alerted, we, immediately, move in. view
• 3 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: I want to also ask Kenyans to be vigilant. When they suspect that the maize is not properly dried, instead of going ahead and consuming it, they should immediately alert my Ministry. view
• 3 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, when I was giving the original Ministerial Statement, I said that so far, we have not detected any illness in all those schools where the food has been given; if we do, we will be open about it; also the companies have undertaken to provide treatment. view
• 3 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I did not say that we have tested all the children. I said that they are being observed. It is difficult to test all of them, and should any signs be seen, those children will immediately be tested and treated--- view
• 3 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the medical staff are on the ground. We must also appreciate that we do not have enough personnel like doctors and everybody to cover the whole country at once. But we have a strong surveillance team not only for aflatoxin but for all diseases. We have taken this as a special issue and all the medical personnel in every province have been alerted; even the teachers have been alerted by now and they will report to the medical personnel if there is any problem. view
• 3 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Our health officers are also visiting the areas; but when we think that within seven days, the personnel we have can cover all those areas and test the children you saying what is not possible. This is not an event. It is a process and we are continuing to do it; nobody has been reported to have died or to be ill up to now. As far as mopping up is concerned, it is being done by both the Red Cross and the Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation. The mopping up is continuous. By now, everybody has the information ... view