James Maina Kamau

All parliamentary appearances

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• 26 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to move:- view
• 26 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: THAT, aware that, according to the Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation, an estimated 18,000 Kenyans die annually due to various cancers and a further 82,000 new cases are reported every year; further aware that most cancer cases are treatable when diagnosed early and advanced technology and facilities used; concerned that Kenya has no national policy on cancer, cancer control law and national cancer strategy; noting that being diagnosed with cancer for majority of Kenyans is equivalent to receiving a death sentence owing to the scarcity of facilities for proper treatment and the prohibitive costs involved, this House resolves that ... view
• 26 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to thank you for giving me this chance. The reason why I decided to bring this Motion is because of the many fundraising events that I have been asked to preside over for a period of two months for people who are suffering from cancer. view
• 26 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we know that cancer is treatable, and also that cancer is very expensive to treat. I am asking the Government of Kenya to see what it can do for its citizens, because of all these fundraising events we are called upon to preside over; a lot of money is raised but it is not enough. Once you hear that a family is struck by cancer, it is like a one-way ticket to the grave, and this is real. view
• 26 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, considering that we have HIV/AIDS and the Government decided to declare it a national disaster, most Kenyans we see walking in the streets with HIV/AIDS would have died a long time ago; but because the Government intervened, that is why we have people who are able to live longer than they would have lived had it not been for the Government intervention. view
• 26 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, most Kenyans are poor. If you go to a place like where I come from, even being able to get bus fare to go to the hospital – which is actually Kenyatta National Hospital – is a problem! That is why I am asking this Government, if it is serious, to give cancer treatment to all Kenyans free of charge. view
• 26 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we have the Government of Tanzania, whose economy is not as strong as Kenya’s economy, and they have managed to establish a centre specifically for cancer. I do not see why we should not do this. Our own Minister for Medical Services, who, himself, is a cancer survivor, admitted that we have about 28,500 new cases of cancer diagnosed every year, and a whooping 22,000 people die annually from cancer. Sixty per cent of these people who are dying are just 25 years old. Something should be done to save our people. view
• 26 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, most people suffering from cancer tend to look for treatment elsewhere. They either go to India or to some other places. Those people who are moneyed go to places like the United States. But our poor Kenyans are not able to get to the facilities in those countries. That is why I am saying that if the Government is serious – we know we can afford it; it is doable – it should be able to make sure that people are accorded treatment here in the country, and most cancer patients will survive. We lack ... view
• 26 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, there is something else that the Government has failed to do. The Government has failed to acquire modern equipment. This is very important, so that we are able to diagnose cancer at an early stage. This is an area where the Government should actually invest a lot of money in. view
• 26 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, you also notice that we do not have doctors trained in this area. You know that the doctors that we have are not even enough. You note that we have about one doctor to about 12 million Kenyans, which is just a joke! This is an area where the Government needs to invest, so that our people can live longer and comfortably. view