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    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Prof.) Lesan",
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        "legal_name": "Wilfred Rottich Lesan",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I appreciate that it is a serious issue. Therefore, I withdraw the statement. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, if you allow me to continue, this is a very important Bill. It seeks to bring in counties which, I think, is where most of the targeted individuals or patients we are talking about come from. Recently, we had instances of misuse of Anti-retrovirals (ARVs). ARV drugs have been very useful in the management of HIV. However, problems are cropping up as a result of the drugs. One of them is, of course, noncompliance by individuals supplied with the drugs. I remember there was a case in Migori where patients were given ARVs but a lot of the drugs were found dumped by the roadside. This, of course, is noncompliance. Therefore, it is very important that we develop a policy of conducting civic education in the counties for the individuals to comply regarding the usage of the drugs. If this is not done, very soon, we will have a very high level of ARV resistance. ARVs are the only drugs we have at the moment. There will be far-reaching consequences if there is resistance to the drugs. Therefore, the role of counties is significant. I am happy that this Bill suggests the role of counties through committees that will be set up to educate the public, including, talking about the stigma associated with HIV/AIDS. This can only be dealt with through civic education and encouraging people to come out in order to manage the condition using the information available. There is also the element of deliberate HIV/AIDS infection. This is a criminal activity. I am sure that there are provisions in the law regarding how that can be dealt with. However, civic education will be required at the county level to manage and control any intentions of anyone of the infected individuals to deliberately spread the disease to other members of the community. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I also support the amendments suggested by my colleague, Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale, that the best person to take care of this at the county level The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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