Kazungu Kambi

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 581 to 590 of 675.

• 30 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: (a) The Ministry is aware of incidences where herbalists have mixed their medicine with conventional medicine supposedly to enhance their potency. To stop the practice and prevent unsuspecting patients from suffering side effects, the Ministry, through the Pharmacy and Poisons Board has taken the following measures. view
• 30 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: (i) Conducted raids on premises suspected of being used to dispense adulterated medicines followed by laboratory tests to determine whether or not, conventional drugs or proper drugs are being mixed with herbs. view
• 30 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: (ii) Alerted and educated the public via a Press conference, paid up adverts in the print media and postings on the Pharmacy and Poisons Board website. view
• 30 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: (iii) Taken prompt action on anecdotal reports, myths, or legends which have been there of adulteration of conventional medicine by herbalists once received. view
• 30 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: (iv) Written to the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Development under whose docket herbalists are purported to practice, seeking their intervention to regulate the activities of herbalists for the public good. view
• 30 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: (b) The Ministry has not encountered any case where Anti-TB or ARV drugs from Government hospitals have been mixed with herbal medicines. If the hon. Member for Eldoret South has knowledge on where this could be happening, the Ministry humbly requests her to share the same information with us so that formal inspection can be carried out. In the meantime, the Ministry wishes to assure the House that it shall sustain vigilance against adulteration of conventional medicines and other malpractices in the pharmaceutical sector. The Government was able to recognise and identify this problem long enough, even before it became ... view
• 30 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Ministry of Medical Services through the Pharmacy and Poisons Board, the drug regulatory authority in Kenya, has heard anecdotal reports that the adulteration of medicines in the market mainly by herbalists where conventional medicines are added to the herbal concoctions to enhance effects. This is very common with our men. They believe that if they take the concoctions, they will get good results. view
• 30 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we have raided these places and, unfortunately, we have not made any arrests because most of the times, when they know that our inspectors are going there, they close the premises and run away. However, we have been able to get the said drugs which we have tested in our laboratories. view
• 30 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have said that we have not made any arrests, but we have visited the said premises and made good tests which I can table here. view
• 30 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have instructed the Poisons Board to make random visits to all the said hospitals and do thorough investigations. Those found to be engaging in this practice should be punished accordingly. view