Kibwana Kivutha

All parliamentary appearances

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• 23 May 2024 in Senate: Our young people need to have testing kits at all times. The Government should invest in and build capacity on genomic equipment. The footprint is big since there is no need to bring new equipment. The country invested so much during COVID-19 pandemic in genomics. The systems are there, and we only have to use them. It only buys the cancer screening kits and capacity training required for cancer. I hear there is a Rapid Diagnostic Kit (RDK) that has come. Nonetheless, they are still being tested. I urge the Government to invest in this. Once made available, you will ... view
• 23 May 2024 in Senate: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only.A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and Audio Services,Senate. view
• 23 May 2024 in Senate: Most of our people used to die because they had to travel to India to do PET scans. One of my brothers was almost 40 years old. He started having back pain, which became severe. When we took him to hospital, he was told he had cancer. They said it was at stage one and advised that he needed to get treatment as soon as possible. We decided to take him to India, but three weeks did not even pass. You cannot believe what we were told when we got there. After doing the PET scan, they found that it ... view
• 23 May 2024 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, cancer is generic. That is why you need to get into family history and understand the issues. Once you know that it is in the family history--- view
• 23 May 2024 in Senate: In the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the Government has a policy that every two years, you have to go through colonoscopy and endoscopy tests. If that is done, it becomes clear whether you have it or not. It is the same case for prostate cancer. Telemedicine and e-medicine will help to control cancer once we have them in place. view
• 23 May 2024 in Senate: I would like to conclude by saying that the Government has to invest in cancer, just the way we invested in COVID-19 pandemic because we are losing lives. We are losing our young ones nowadays. Instead of children burying their parents, it is parents who are burying their children, probably due to cancer and other diseases. It is quite painful. I said they are between 16 and 50 years. Going by the data, 51 per cent of them have these cases, yet that is the most active stage in life. That has a direct economic impact. view
• 23 May 2024 in Senate: I support these amendments that there is need to have Cancer Prevention and Control Act. We need telemedicine and regulate the use of e-health. I had my Bill on e- health, which has been taken by the Government. I take pride in that. I have decided that it will not move without putting a fight on amendments because I realised such amendments are not in the Digital Health Bill. view
• 23 May 2024 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I support this Bill. I thank you for giving me this time. view
• 22 May 2024 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Speaker, I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.53 (1) to seek a statement from the Standing Committee on National Security, Defense and Foreign Relations regarding the circumstances leading to the fatal altercation involving Master Stephen Mwangi, a form three student at Maji Mazuri Day School and Kenya Forest Service (KFS) officers at Maji Mazuri in Eldama Ravine, Baringo County. In the statement, the committee should- The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate. view
• 22 May 2024 in Senate: (1) Provide a detailed account of the events leading to the fatal altercation between Master Stephen Mwangi and Kenya Forest Service (KFS) officers, including the actions that transpired before, during and after the altercation. (2) Disclose the status of investigations into this unfortunate incident, including the parties involved in the altercation and any preliminary findings or outcomes of such investigation. (3) Give a review of the general conduct and protocols observed by KFS officers in executing their duties, particularly in matters involving public engagement and enforcement activities within the forests in Kenya. (4) Elucidate whether there are any existing policies, ... view