26 Mar 2019 in National Assembly:
funds to cater for sustainable maintenance and repairs of the One Stop Border Post. We noted that the East African spirit was not fully embraced. The small-scale women traders, as the Chair said, needed to sell their beads. We talked to the KRA and they agreed to give the women of Namanga a chance. I do not have much to say. I beg to second.
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13 Mar 2019 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. Diabetes affects people from all walks of life. From the young baby that has just been delivered to the old men and women in their early 90s. There are three types of diabetes with the most common in Kenya being Type 2 which accounts for up to 90 per cent of those living with diabetes. It affects mostly people from the age of 40 to 45 years and above. Then there is Type I diabetes which mostly affects children from age zero and is also common among teenagers with the chances of diagnosis reducing ...
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13 Mar 2019 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Type 1 Diabetes has no known cause. Doctors say that children develop what is known as auto-immunity such that instead of the immune system fighting the disease-causing agents such as bacteria and viruses, it destroys its own healthy body cells also known as insulin producing cells in the pancreas.
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13 Mar 2019 in National Assembly:
The last one is the Diabetes Type 3 also known as gestational diabetes. This is diabetes that presents itself during pregnancy. It affects expectant mothers due to hormonal imbalances during pregnancy. Doctors say if it is not controlled or diagnosed, it can lead to loss of pregnancy and can persist and develop to Type 2 Diabetes, yet if it is detected on time and managed well, the pregnancy will survive and it tends to disappear after six weeks. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from ...
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13 Mar 2019 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, blood pressure can lead to diabetes. This seems like what befell Esther from Lamu. She did not know that she could easily manage the disease or screen to find out whether she was asymptomatic and she was likely to have diabetes.
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13 Mar 2019 in National Assembly:
Diabetes is less in rural areas compared to urban areas though currently it is on the rise in both areas more than it has ever been seen before. Diabetes management is still very expensive.
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