Dr. Enoch Kibunguchy

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 571 to 580 of 725.

• 14 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, in this House, we deal with facts and not anecdotal observations. As I have said in the answer and as a medical doctor, there is no known cause of cancer. There are suspected factors that might lead to the development of cancer. So far in the world, nobody can pinpoint to one cause of cancer of any kind. view
• 14 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, it baffles me that Mr. Odoyo is talking with a lot of authority and yet I do not see "Dr." in front of his name. As I have said, there is no known cause of cancer--- view
• 14 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, that is a contentious point and I do not want us to enter into any arguments. If he has done enough research on cancer, I would like him to put the published papers on this Table before we start this ping pong of going back and forth. I have said very clearly that there is no known cause of cancer that somebody can put his finger on. There are suspected factors that might lead to the development of cancer. Radiation is one of those suspected factors but there is no known cause. So, I cannot confirm that ... view
• 14 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have just said very clearly here that we have sent a surgeon to Marsabit District Hospital. A trained surgeon will be able to detect cancer of the oesophagus any time anywhere. So, I do not think there is any need for the Ministry to deploy a team to go to that area. We have a surgeon and we are confident he is doing a good job. view
• 8 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) I am aware that Suba District health facilities have a total workforce of 136 personnel. Out of these, there is a shortage of 50 personnel in various cadres. (b) The shortage of medical personnel in Suba District at Sindo is 12 personnel in various cadres. (c) My Ministry has already deployed 30 nurses and seven clinical officers, who reported for duty in September and November this year. However, currently, the medical personnel on the ground are able to manage the facilities and render services without any problem. view
• 8 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the information we have is that Suba District Hospital has three doctors currently, while its requirement is six doctors. So, the shortfall is three doctors. As I said earlier, the shortfall of personnel in various cadres at the hospital is currently 12 but I would like to assure the hon. Member, who is my friend, that, within a very short time, we shall be having enough personnel. We are still employing new personnel to cover the shortfall. November 8, 2006 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 3465 view
• 8 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we have severally answered the question of shortage of medical staff in the country. As a Ministry, we agree that there is shortage of staff. However, we have started employing. This year alone, we have so far employed 3,800 health workers. Before the end of the year, we will employ additional 1,300 health workers. May I remind my friend that NEPAD has rated the Ministry of Health as one of the best Ministries in the country. So, I believe that we are going through good times. view
• 8 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we have a policy of equal distribution of workers. The policy has not worked most of the time, but I would like to assure the House that we intend to take a step further to ensure that it works. We want to come up with a uniform house allowance for all our health workers, regardless of where they are working. We hope that such an initiative will enable us to move quite a number of our health workers from the urban centres to health facilities in rural areas. So, when we come up with a uniform ... view
• 8 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to assure Mr. Kajwang that all the health workers employed by the Ministry recently are on a three-year contract. One of the conditions of the contract is that for the three years they will be in service, they will work at the stations they have been posted to. Therefore, I am very sure that those who have been posted to Suba District, will work there for, at least, three years. Secondly, sometimes, we have to accept the fact that we are all human beings. If two people are newly married, it is only fair ... view
• 8 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) Bura Health Centre in Bura Constituency was allocated a double-cabin vehicle in 2004. The registration number of the vehicle is GK A798 G. This vehicle is also improvised for the purposes of referrals whenever emergencies arise. However, Madogo Health Centre, which is administered from Coast Province, is only two kilometres from Garissa Provincial General Hospital, where they can seek ambulance services for referral purposes. Since both Bura and Madogo Health Centres have radio call services, the arrangement for referral services can be made conveniently. (b) Bura Health Centre has not been ... view