Dr. Enoch Kibunguchy

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 691 to 700 of 725.

• 7 Jun 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we, as a Ministry, are very grateful to hon. Members who have set aside part of their CDF money for the construction of health facilities. We also estimate that about 1,000 new health facilities have been constructed using the CDF to date. I would like to inform the House that the Ministry of Health has currently put in place two mechanisms. One, we would like to register most of those facilities that have been constructed through the CDF. I would like to ask every hon. Member who has such facilities in their areas to make ... view
• 7 Jun 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to ask my friend to forward that information to me. I will carry out investigations and if there are any anomalies, we shall correct them. view
• 7 Jun 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Ministry will allocate some money towards that in the coming financial year. I cannot give the definite figure of allocation regarding that. In the spirit of being fair to everyone, the Ministry will give an equal amount of money to all the health facilities that are registered under the Ministry. I cannot give the exact figure but if the hon. Member visits me, we will know what to do about the health centre in question. view
• 7 Jun 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we allocated Kshs180,000 to every dispensary and Kshs240,000 to every health centre. The money was sent through the District Medical Officers of Health for onward transmission to every health facility in the country. view
• 6 Jun 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) Kenya ratified the Framework Convention for Tobacco Control in June, 2004. One component of this Convention was to control smoking in public places and protect non-smokers from harmful effects of Tobacco. Member countries agreed to implement the agreement within two years of signing of the Treaty. (b) Yes, there is a cost, but the Government will save much more millions in terms of healthcare costs and quality of life will be improved. (c) I confirm that the National Committee of Stakeholders exists and consultations have been ongoing for the last two or ... view
• 6 Jun 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, delegated legislation is allowed and that is what we used. view
• 6 Jun 2006 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I would like to thank Mr. Munya for commending the Ministry. Again, I confirm that the Ministry of Health, in consultation with the Ministry of Agriculture--- There are certain crops that we recommend to be grown in certain parts of this country. view
• 6 Jun 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, we are looking into all those issues that the hon. Member has raised. However, the most important thing, as I said in part "a" of the answer is that we are a signatory to the Framework for the Convention for Tobacco Control. We have been a signatory since June, 2004, and we gave ourselves June this year, as the time-frame to implement those regulations. The Ministry is not banning the production or consumption of tobacco products. 1114 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES June 6, 2006 The Ministry wants to make sure that if you want to smoke, you should smoke ... view
• 6 Jun 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, I did not say that the Government will fund tobacco farmers to grow other crops. However, we encourage them to grow alternative crops. view
• 6 Jun 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) Yes, I am aware that HIV/AIDS infection rate in Butula Constituency is in the region of 33 per cent. (b) Currently, the patients from the constituency requiring anti-retroviral drugs access them at Busia District Hospital and Nagina Mission Hospital. However, construction work on a comprehensive care clinic for the provision of anti- retroviral therapy for those in need is on-going at Hunyangu Sub-District Hospital. At the moment, the training of health workers to offer anti-retroviral therapy from these centres is on-going. view