30 Jul 2019 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for this opportunity. On behalf of the people of Nandi County and my family, I would like to pass our condolences to the people of Kibra for the untimely demise of their Member of Parliament, Hon. Ken Okoth, who was a cancer warrior. His service to the people of Kibra is unmatched. I also pass our condolences to the family, friends, relatives and the great people of Bomet County following the death of their beloved Governor, Dr. Joyce Cherono Laboso, who died yesterday. We wish the family well. Gov. (Dr.) Joyce Laboso was one ...
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30 Jul 2019 in Senate:
Interestingly, the recent statistics released by the National Cancer Institute show that Rift Valley, and more so, Bomet County, has been leading in throat cancer. They blamed it on our favourite drink, mursik or what is called fermented milk.
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30 Jul 2019 in Senate:
is an energiser and that is why Eliud Kipchoge chases the wind in London, but the National Cancer Institute is now blaming it and hot tea for throat cancer. I am sure that your people will be the biggest losers in this. They are also laying blame on alcohol and tobacco. Fermented milk is not only adored as food in our place, but also has cultural significance. We want the National Cancer Institute to tell us the reason they are saying
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30 Jul 2019 in Senate:
is a precursor for cancer of the throat. Those are some of the answers they need to give us.
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30 Jul 2019 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, under the Anti-Doping Agency of Kenya (ADAK) and the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), mursik has not been listed as one of the banned substance. It is fermented milk. Where I come from, it is not only used as food, but also for cultural proposes. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I know your future is luminous. So, when you get a bigger seat, we will welcome you with mursik, which means that the wazees and the spirits have endorsed you to sit well in that seat.
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30 Jul 2019 in Senate:
No, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. It is just food.
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30 Jul 2019 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, in fact, apart from high altitudes, there are so many factors. I will assist the Senator for Migori because, apparently, he does not come from where the legends of the track are made.
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30 Jul 2019 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, in the spirit of brotherhood and my friendship with the Senator for Migori County, I will invite him one of these fine days to the source of champions to see how legends who run the world are made. Those are some of the questions that Kenyans will be asking. The other day, the House applauded Dennis Okari for his ‘ Red Alert’ series. Those are some of the preservatives that cause cancer. I do not want to belabour the point. However, let us enhance the capacity of National Cancer Institute (NCI), so that they can investigate ...
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30 Jul 2019 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Pole for that slip of the tongue. I like this Bill by my brother Sen. (Dr.) Ali. We also need to give capacity to NCI, so that it has more ability and resources to tell us how taking hot tea and miraa causes cancer. I like the way women have fought cancer through breast cancer awareness. In the year 2000 when some of us were finishing crawling and starting to walk, His Excellency, President Daniel Moi declared HIV/AIDs a national disaster. We are calling upon His Excellency, our beloved President, whom we love whole ...
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30 Jul 2019 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am almost concluding.
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