Dr. Enoch Kibunguchy

All parliamentary appearances

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• 21 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. As I was saying, I would have wished that the Ministry did more in terms of rural electrification, but we are grateful for the little that they have done so far. I think now that we have a substantive Minister in that Ministry, we hope that by the time we turn to 2007, a lot more will be done in our various constituencies. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, as I conclude, I would like to talk about River Nzoia. This is a river that traverses many districts and it is being affected by ... view
• 16 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: On a point of information, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 16 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the right information that is in public domain is that 10 million people will die by 2030. Kenyans smoke seven billions sticks of cigarettes every year. view
• 16 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I think it is completely out of order for the hon. Member who is contributing to mislead the House. These statistics apply world-wide and not in Kenya. view
• 16 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, first, I would like to thank all my colleagues in this House who have contributed positively to this Bill. Their concerns have been taken in and we are going to consider them when looking at the amendments to this Bill. I wish to reiterate the point that the essence of this Bill was really to domesticate the World Health Organisation (WHO) Legal Framework Convention on Tobacco Control. There are a number of things that I really would like to touch on. One of them is the composition of the Tobacco Products Regulatory Board. A number ... view
• 15 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to move that the Tobacco Control Bill be now read Second Time. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the object of this Bill is to provide a legal framework for the control of production, manufacture, sale, labelling, advertising, promotion, sponsorship, use and exposure to tobacco smoke and its products. The reasons for this are to protect the health of the individual and the public in general; to shield the public from misleading and deceptive inducement to the use of tobacco and its products. view
• 15 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. Before I was interrupted, I was listing some of the objects and purposes of the Bill. The fourth area that we want to cover in this Bill is to inform, educate and communicate to the public the harmful, health environmental, economic and social consequences of growing, handling, exposure and the use of tobacco and tobacco products and to smoke. Fifthly, we want to protect the rights of non-smokers to live in a smoke-free environment; to protect and promote the interest of tobacco growers by progressively phasing out tobacco growing and providing alternative crops; ... view
• 15 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, tobacco kills about five million people every year worldwide. That is to say that we lose 570 people per hour or that ten people die every minute as a result of the use and exposure to tobacco. If we do not reverse this trend, tobacco will kill 10 million people annually by the year 2030. This is twice the number that we are currently losing needlessly. That is worldwide. 3716 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES November 15, 2006 Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the problem with Kenya is increasing tobacco use and with it, increasing health, environmental and ... view
• 15 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. Is it in order for hon. Weya to mislead this House? He has said that I said that Kshs18 million is borne from the Ministry of Health. I said that, that is the kind of money that is being borne from the public and private sectors. I made it very clear in my presentation. So, it is really not coming from the Ministry of Health. We are talking about quite a number of people who have problems related to cigarette smoking going to see private doctors. view
• 14 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) I am not aware that cancer of the oesophagus is the leading cause of deaths in Marsabit District. However, some of the major causes of inpatient mortality in the district include pulmonary tuberculosis, malaria, gastro enteritis, immuno-deficiencies, anaemia, neonatal sepsis and brucellosis. Based on the data from the district, suspected causes of cancer of the oral cavity and digestive system have been on the decrease and cancer of the oesophagus is classified under this category. Records show that in 2004, there were 12 suspected cases. In 2005, there were eight suspected cases. ... view