Ndiritu Muriithi

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• 8 Dec 2011 in National Assembly: He is also in charge of many engineers. So, he may have something very useful to contribute. view
• 8 Dec 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I really do appreciate what the hon. Ruto is saying. But again, I want to just invite the House to think about, for example, when you are building a house and you are painting it, the fundi will sand the walls and wear masks because that action creates dust. That is what is happening. When the person who is working on these jeans - not washing - when they are using a compressor to spray sand on clothing, as that sand is being so applied, you create dust, and that is what the problem is. Thereafter, ... view
• 8 Dec 2011 in National Assembly: However, as I have repeated, if really anybody has some scientific proof, whatsoever, that the clothing that was so produced affects health, we will be very happy to take it happy, so that we can take action. Where the case was proven, we took action to ensure that lives of Kenyans and other people in the world are protected. view
• 8 Dec 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am sitting next to the hon. Minister and he appears to me to be in quite good health. Therefore, I am quite certain that he is not affected. I can confirm that he is not affected. This technology has been discontinued and nobody is making faded jeans using sandblasting. There are other technologies, and we can go into them that people are using. We have also said that nobody, in the future, who may wish to use this technology will be licensed. So, there is no danger of affecting people’s health. view
• 8 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) The Government is aware that sandblasting technology used in manufacture of faded jeans can cause some health problems to the workers. However, the sandblasting technology is no longer being applied to manufacture clothing at the EPZ since there is no longer demand for sandblasted jeans. (b) The Government is also aware that most international clothing companies have stopped using this technology as of December, 2010. In view of the re-discontinued requirements for faded jeans, there exists no company at the moment using this technology. (c) There is no danger posed to ... view
• 8 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I had already explained occupational health problem occurs during the manufacturing process. As the Member herself has explained, essentially we are blasting sand to a piece of clothing, so that action creates dusts and so on. The particles are actually inhaled. So, the danger to health is in the manufacturing process not in years later, if you wear the garment. view
• 8 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have also said most companies have discontinued this technology. Here in Kenya nobody is any longer manufacturing using this technology. However, if the Member has some evidence that there is any clothing made in this way, we would be very happy to look at it. At the moment, we have no such scientific proof. view
• 8 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, far from it. Every factory in Kenya operates within occupational health standards. So, it is not that we have to wait for outsiders to tell us. When it was proven that there was something in the matter, this technology was discontinued. As I said, when it became clear that crystalline silica is contained in these sands, the technology was discontinued. view
• 8 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, of course, the health of Kenyans is of utmost importance to this House and to the Government. This process is like working in a construction site, for example. The reason you wear a mask is because there is dust. However, when the house is complete, it does not pose a health hazard. As I said, if, in fact, we have any evidence whatsoever, we would really be very interested to get it, so that we can take further action. view
• 8 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: He is also in charge of many engineers. So, he may have something very useful to contribute. view