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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30 Jul 2019 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I was making a critical point that the President, whom we believe in, should declare cancer a national disaster, so that we put more focus and energy on it. I agree with the Council of Governors (CoGs) on that. The proposed new Section 22A states that county governments should be part of the process by providing screening, counseling and palliative centres. When a person is under palliative care, they need the support system of the community and family members. How do we ensure that we provide for the welfare of the people? The other day, we ...
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25 Jul 2019 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I thank Sen. Seneta for bringing this Statement. When that story ran on NTV, it was christened ‘The Red Alert’ . It was scary considering that there is an upsurge of cancer cases and other lifestyle diseases in the country. This is an interesting country because we are reactionary. After the exposé by NTV, the Cabinet Secretary (CS) Ministry of Health, Ms. Sicily Kariuki issued a report which said that they had investigated the issue. This era of being reactionary should stop. Eating something that is poisonous or can lead to infection or other disease ...
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25 Jul 2019 in Senate:
Asante sana, Bw.Spika. Ningependa kuunga mkono ndugu yangu Seneta wa Mombasa 001 kwa kuleta Hoja hii. Katika Kipengele cha 7 cha Katiba ya Kenya kinasema kuwa Kingereza, Kiswahili na lugha ya ishara ni lugha za Bunge. Nakubaliana tuwe na taratibu ambayo imechapishwa kwa lugha ya Kiswahili na pia mfasiri wa ishara ili watu ambao hawawezi kusikia au kuzungumza waweza kupata nafasi ya kufuatilia yale ambayo yanajadiliwa katika Bunge la Seneti. Ninaunga mkono Seneta wa Makueni ambaye ni gavana mtarajiwa. Ameanza kujipigia debe kwa kusema kuwa wakilishi wa wadi wahakikishe yale yote wanafanya yanaandikwe kwa lugha ya Kiswahili ambayo ni rahisi ...
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25 Jul 2019 in Senate:
On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir.
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25 Jul 2019 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I hate to interrupt my good friend and Chairperson, Sen. M. Kajwang'. Does it mean that sitting with Hon. Raila and President Uhuru at the high table is more than the mandate that Kenyans gave us, as the Senate? I thought that this is the higher calling. Could he substantiate? Is it because Baba was present in that meeting or President Uhuru was there? From my understanding, he means that being in the Senate is the lower table. He should substantiate that.
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25 Jul 2019 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I have heard the distinguished Senator for Kiambu County – who has the most votes in this country - Sen. Wamatangi. He was hosting a high delegation today when they were launching one of the Presidents’ Big Four Agenda, which is manufacturing. I have only two comments. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I appreciate the report and challenges that the Committee on Roads and Transportation have brought. I thank Sen. Wamatangi for being very steadfast because I know that chairing such a committee is not easy. We were together in the Kenya Roads Bill Mediation, ...
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