Dr. Enoch Kibunguchy

All parliamentary appearances

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• 25 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I thought that the Assistant Minister was going to give us information that I did not know. However, to respond to hon. Angwenyi, I would like to say that he is wrong in the assertion that maternity starts when young girls start getting their monthly periods. The process of being an adult woman starts when a girl starts getting her menstrual periods, but maternity starts when a woman gets pregnant. The two must be separated. When we talk about 2770 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES July 25, 2007 maternity, we are dealing with women who are pregnant and eventually, they ... view
• 25 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: No, Mr. Speaker, Sir. That is not in simple language. The process of being an adult woman--- view
• 25 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: Correct. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I agree with you. I agree with that. view
• 25 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I cannot say, yes to that because hon. Mwendwa is discriminating between urban and rural areas. The Government cannot discriminate between the two. However, I agree with some of the things she has put forward. We are looking at the element of cost and we have said that the cost will be extremely prohibitive for us to enter into a venture like that. The biggest consideration, when we talk about sanitary towels, is that during that particular period when these girls are getting their menstrual periods, it keeps them out of school. That is the biggest consideration. ... view
• 25 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, Mr. Billow is getting everything out of hand. I would like him to table the figures that he is talking about; that we return in excess of Kshs10 billion every year to the Exchequer. I want to refute that in the strongest terms possible. We are saying that we all understand the plight of these young girls. view
• 25 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the biggest consideration is the aspect of these girls not going to school during that particular period. We are saying that, that is not the mandate of the Ministry of Health. It is in the ambit of the Ministry of Education. That is the time when these girls normally stay out of school. May I also add that when the girls use the sanitary towels that we are talking about, they are more hygienic. I understand what the hon. Members are saying, but I am saying that the first consideration is for them not going to school. ... view
• 25 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, we will discuss with our colleagues in the Ministry of Education and see how best to go about it. view
• 25 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to thank you for giving me this opportunity to also say one or two words about this Motion before us. At the outset, I would like to say that I oppose the Motion for various reasons. The death sentence is given for various crimes that have been committed. I would have supported this Motion if the death sentence was reserved specifically, for those who have proven and shown in a competent court of law that they caused death to another person or they have committed murder and so on. Mr. Temporary Deputy ... view
• 24 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) I am aware, and my Ministry, over the last four years, has scaled up malaria control intervention measures in order to control the high number of deaths and cases due to the disease. Let me highlight some of the things which we have done. (i) Ten million nets have been distributed over the last four years through clinics and commercial outlets. (ii) The Government has introduced a new and more effective drug for malaria treatment called "AL." Last year, we procured 20 million doses at a cost of Kshs1.2 billion. This drug ... view
• 24 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: . The call of this campaign is to empower Kenyans with information to take specific steps, at household level, to prevent malaria. As for "b" so far, 3,160,965 malaria cases have been attended to out of which there were 3,951 people who passed away due to the disease in the last six months. view