23 Feb 2021 in National Assembly:
As I said earlier, there are some cultures which were being practiced but, currently, they are nowhere to be found. This service will help to equip those libraries with all those materials so that the people who go to libraries can be updated or can have the information. Through a partnership with county governments, we will see many libraries coming up at the county level. So, it is a good Bill which is supposed to be supported and passed. When this Bill is passed, it is also good that it is operationalised so that, at least, those libraries can start ...
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23 Feb 2021 in National Assembly:
As I said earlier, there are some cultures which were being practiced but, currently, they are nowhere to be found. This service will help to equip those libraries with all those materials so that the people who go to libraries can be updated or can have the information. Through a partnership with county governments, we will see many libraries coming up at the county level. So, it is a good Bill which is supposed to be supported and passed. When this Bill is passed, it is also good that it is operationalised so that, at least, those libraries can start ...
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11 Feb 2021 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Pursuant to Standing Order 44(2)(c), I wish to request for a Statement from the Chairperson Departmental Committee on Health concerning the high rate of cancer cases within Igembe South Constituency. Hon. Speaker, recent statistics shows that Igembe South Sub-county has a high prevalence rate of cancer cases in Meru and Kenya in general. That, within a span of one year, more than 30 people have succumbed to the disease while many are hospitalised. The most affected villages are Kiegoi and Riaki villages which lie at the foot of Nyambene hills where at least each household is ...
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11 Feb 2021 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Pursuant to Standing Order 44(2)(c), I wish to request for a Statement from the Chairperson Departmental Committee on Health concerning the high rate of cancer cases within Igembe South Constituency. Hon. Speaker, recent statistics shows that Igembe South Sub-county has a high prevalence rate of cancer cases in Meru and Kenya in general. That, within a span of one year, more than 30 people have succumbed to the disease while many are hospitalised. The most affected villages are Kiegoi and Riaki villages which lie at the foot of Nyambene hills where at least each household is ...
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11 Feb 2021 in National Assembly:
used to build some institutions among them Amwamba Primary or explosives abandoned in Nyambene Hills during Mau Mau war. Therefore, there is immediate need to establish the sources of this disease, create awareness on the causes and put in place mitigation measures.
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11 Feb 2021 in National Assembly:
used to build some institutions among them Amwamba Primary or explosives abandoned in Nyambene Hills during Mau Mau war. Therefore, there is immediate need to establish the sources of this disease, create awareness on the causes and put in place mitigation measures.
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11 Feb 2021 in National Assembly:
Hon. Speaker, it is against this background that I seek a Statement from the Chairperson Departmental Committee on Health on the following: (i) Could the Chairperson provide a report from the relevant State department on any investigations or research undertaken to establish the causes of the high number of cancer cases in Igembe South sub-county? (ii) What plans are there to assist the residents of the area to unravel the high preference of cancer in the area? (iii) Would the Ministry of Health consider dispatching a team of health experts to Riaki and Kiegoi village to establish the causes of ...
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11 Feb 2021 in National Assembly:
Hon. Speaker, it is against this background that I seek a Statement from the Chairperson Departmental Committee on Health on the following: (i) Could the Chairperson provide a report from the relevant State department on any investigations or research undertaken to establish the causes of the high number of cancer cases in Igembe South sub-county? (ii) What plans are there to assist the residents of the area to unravel the high preference of cancer in the area? (iii) Would the Ministry of Health consider dispatching a team of health experts to Riaki and Kiegoi village to establish the causes of ...
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11 Feb 2021 in National Assembly:
Hon. Speaker, since we have waited for long, I think one month is sufficient, so that the Committee can give substantive mitigating ideas. That will be good.
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11 Feb 2021 in National Assembly:
Hon. Speaker, since we have waited for long, I think one month is sufficient, so that the Committee can give substantive mitigating ideas. That will be good.
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