Dr. Mohammed Abdi Kuti

All parliamentary appearances

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• 2 Mar 2016 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I stand to respond to a Statement sought by Sen. Khaniri. In view of the fact that Sen. Khaniri has sought another Statement, seeing that there were few answers today, could the Speaker allow me to give both Statements now that he is also available and I am here. That is on the Zika virus and the lease of medical equipment for counties. view
• 2 Mar 2016 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. This is the response to the Zika virus outbreak. I will give a brief background; that this is a viral disease transmitted through a mosquito bite. The mosquito is called Aedes aegypti . It is different from the one that causes malaria. The virus was identified in 1947 in monkeys in a forest in Uganda while the human disease was identified in 1952 in Uganda and the United Republic of Tanzania. Zika virus outbreaks were reported for the first time from the Pacific in 2007 and 2013 in Yap and French Polynesia, respectively. The geographical ... view
• 2 Mar 2016 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, while surveillance is ongoing, the main areas of focus are Brazil and Polynesia although in my earlier statement, we have heard that the origin and isolation of the virus was in the 1940s in Uganda and Tanzania. The surveillance is still going on. About the association of the mosquito, it has been noted and we know that the former coast province has this kind of mosquito that causes Filariasis and Zika. I cannot confirm that any extra special surveillance is ongoing in the coast. The Committee needs to find out. The issue of semen, the association of ... view
• 2 Mar 2016 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, one important issue that I wanted to mention is the border checks as raised by Sen. Wetangula. For Ebola, temperature checks were required, this one requires a laboratory and KEMRI is the only institution with that capacity. That is why it is not possible to put up a facility at every border point. About the athletes, the awareness has been created and they will have bronchures on how the disease can be contracted. With your permission, I would like to go to the next Statement which is on the leasing of equipment sought by Sen. Khaniri. view
• 16 Feb 2016 in Senate: Thank you Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I beg to move:- The Cancer Prevention and Control (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bill No. 3 of 2015) be read a Second Time. The purpose of this amendment is to improve on the Cancer Prevention and Control Act 2012 which is a very good act. As you know, cancer is now becoming a major problem in Kenya and it is affecting all the socio-economic levels in our society. It is just appropriate that an Act was enacted in 2012 to address the cancer challenges that our citizens face. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, with devolution, this ... view
• 16 Feb 2016 in Senate: Thank you Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I beg to move:- The Cancer Prevention and Control (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bill No. 3 of 2015) be read a Second Time. The purpose of this amendment is to improve on the Cancer Prevention and Control Act 2012 which is a very good act. As you know, cancer is now becoming a major problem in Kenya and it is affecting all the socio-economic levels in our society. It is just appropriate that an Act was enacted in 2012 to address the cancer challenges that our citizens face. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, with devolution, this ... view
• 16 Feb 2016 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I am very grateful to those who contributed to this very important Bill. Every speaker has acknowledged the impact that The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes view
• 16 Feb 2016 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I am very grateful to those who contributed to this very important Bill. Every speaker has acknowledged the impact that The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes view
• 16 Feb 2016 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I agree that the putting of the Question be done later because we do not have the numbers. view
• 16 Feb 2016 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I agree that the putting of the Question be done later because we do not have the numbers. view