Boaz Kipchumba Kaino

All parliamentary appearances

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• 1 Jul 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we can train people who would control spread of malaria mechanically and biologically. By the way, we can use fish to control malaria. There is Lavifarash(?). This is the fish which eats mosquitoes in aquatic stage, when they are lava or eggs. The Minister for Fisheries Development is here and we can look into this aspect. Mosquitoes are the best food for the fish, especially in aquatic stage. If we can introduce these fish in all our irrigation schemes and ponds, we shall control malaria. It is only a matter of getting things right. Let ... view
• 1 Jul 2010 in National Assembly: The long title of the Act indicates that the Act was enacted to enable health authorities to take measures for prevention of malaria. With this primary objective, the Act then goes ahead to deal with specific action that health authorities may take in order to prevent malaria. Such actions include construction and maintenance of drainage. This is the breeding place of mosquitoes. It is also aimed at encouraging cutting of grass. Those were the specifics of the Act of 1929. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Bill seeks to prohibit certain actions by individuals if such actions would jeopardize the ... view
• 1 Jul 2010 in National Assembly: Connection of drainages into canals or streams under the control of health authorities is paramount. The Malaria Prevention Act established in 1929 has served us very well. However, mosquitoes behave differently today. They behave just like human beings. For example, they now breed in highlands. We can tell human beings to stop the transmission of HIV/AIDS, but we cannot speak to mosquitoes because we do not understand their language. The only control we can employ against mosquitoes is to eradicate them. We need to control the breeding of mosquitoes in the drainages, dams, rivers and all the water bodies. It ... view
• 1 Jul 2010 in National Assembly: with, say, Diploma in Nursing; Diploma in Public Health; Diploma in Laboratory and so on. These are the people who will dedicate their time to the study of this killer disease, malaria and its causing agent, the anopheles mosquitoes. The people in that institute should be equipped adequately to tackle this disease and free Kenyans from their suffering. This institute will come at the time when the country wants to be self-sufficient in food production through irrigation. We know that irrigation dams are breeding grounds for mosquitoes. We have urban and rural mosquitoes. The urban mosquitoes mainly breed in drainages, ... view
• 1 Jul 2010 in National Assembly: The hon. Member has sought to give me some information and I would be grateful if I am given the information. view
• 1 Jul 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, with due respect to the Minister for Environment and Mineral Resources and all other speakers who are concerned about the financial implications, this Bill meets all the concerns and requirements of Section 48 of our Constitution. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, regarding what the Minister has said, we are all concerned about the problem of malaria in this country. The Minister has talked; the Chairman of the Committee on Health has also talked and some concerns will be considered in the meeting that we will have later on. view
• 30 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: asked the Minister for Environment and Mineral Resources:- (a) whether he is aware of the marble deposit in Koitilial Sub-location in Marakwet District; and, (b) what steps the Government has taken to exploit the deposits to enable the country earn foreign exchange. view
• 30 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the marble was discovered many years ago. Was it because of the exclusion of marble in the Mining Act that the process has delayed? What measures is the Government taking to address this issue so that other people who are suffering in other districts in corners of this country can be saved from this exclusion? view
• 30 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, Ministers come to this House to answer Questions. My Question was very specific! Is it the exclusion of marble in the Mining Act that has hampered its exploitation? Also--- view
• 30 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to move that the Malaria Prevention Bill be read a Second Time. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the history of malaria in Kenya and in Africa is devastating. It has caused numerous problems, both economic and social. Malaria has been with us for a long time and the Act of Parliament that we have been using for all these years was enacted in 1929 by the colonial masters. It has disregarded the behavior or changes of the anopheles female mosquito which causes malaria. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, in 1942, the DDT was ... view