Dr. Tum Tecla Chebet

All parliamentary appearances

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• 26 Sep 2019 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, is it in order for the Member to say that there will be issues pertaining to this side? Does he know what will happen in the future? view
• 25 Sep 2019 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I rise to support this Motion. There is need to give time to parents who have adopted children. Character development is important at this particular time when the new parents get new children in their homes. We know culture is not universal. It is specific. Maybe these children come from different cultures and they need to learn the culture of the new parents. The Bible says raise a child the way he should go and when the child is old, he will not depart from it. So, during this time of parental leave, the children will ... view
• 31 Jul 2019 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I stand to support this Bill on establishment of an institute of directors in Kenya. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 31 Jul 2019 in National Assembly: Let me take this opportunity to convey my condolence and that of the people of Nandi to the residents of Bomet County and constituents of Kibra on the passing on of Governor Joyce Laboso and Hon. Ken Okoth. At this particular time of mourning, I wish them a peaceful mourning and may the Lord take charge. On the said Bill, there is need to enhance service delivery in our institutions in Kenya. The directors working in our corporations should be trained in business management, corporate governance and leadership, so that they run the affairs of the institutions well. Some can ... view
• 31 Jul 2019 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I beg to move the following Motion: THAT, aware that cervical cancer is the leading type of cancer in the country causing the greatest number of deaths with at least 8 to 10 women succumbing every day to the disease; further aware that most women diagnosed with precancerous changes in the cervix are in their 20s and 30s, but the average age of women when they are diagnosed with cervical cancer is the mid-50s; considering that the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) is one of the most common viruses in the world with 4 out of 5 ... view
• 31 Jul 2019 in National Assembly: Secondly, all women are at risk of cervical cancer. This disease occurs mostly in women over the age of 30. Human Papilloma Virus is the main cause of cervical cancer. It is a virus that is passed from one person to another during sex. Most sexually active people get HPV at some point in their lives but few women get cervical cancer. Other causes of cervical cancer are intimacy at an early age, multiple sexual partners, sexually transmitted diseases, Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS) and cigarette smoking. According to the Information Centre on HPV and Cancer, about ... view
• 31 Jul 2019 in National Assembly: According to the International Centre for Reproductive Health in Kenya, HPV vaccination is not part of the national immunisation scheme. In Australia, when 65 per cent of women were vaccinated, fewer heterosexual men were diagnosed with genital warts. So, when people are given HPV vaccination, there is a reduction of cancer because it is sexually transmitted. As I have said, there is need for vaccination. In Australia, infections of HPV that causes cancers reduced by 71 per cent and 61 per cent among young women after vaccination and infection of cervical cancer on women who had been vaccinated dropped by ... view
• 31 Jul 2019 in National Assembly: Another one is HIV. We know that there is quite a number of people who are HIV positive and finally it can lead to cancers. There is also the issue of late presentation of cancer. People are not aware whether they have cancer because HPV vaccine is expensive and many cannot afford to go to the hospital and be checked. Facilities for treatment are also limited in the low and middle-income countries, Kenya included. Where they are available, they are not affordable for many people, especially women in the region. I, therefore, note that with the introduction of the HPV ... view
• 31 Jul 2019 in National Assembly: I call upon the Government of Kenya to provide the HPV vaccine so that our children are vaccinated from ten years up to women of 74 years. view
• 31 Jul 2019 in National Assembly: I call upon Hon. Chepkwony to second the Motion. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view