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    "id": 639977,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. F.K. Wanyonyi",
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        "legal_name": "Ferdinard Kevin Wanyonyi",
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    "content": "wasting on corruption. I am a member of the Committee on Implementation. As soon as this Motion is passed, I will ensure that it is fast-tracked so that it can be implemented to the letter. This will enable us to have specialists trained locally to assist bring the cost of treatment for cancer down as soon as possible. I have a case in my constituency where a patient was referred to the KNH. I personally went and saw the KNH Chief Executive Officer who tried to book a bed for the patient. I was given a bed that would be available 18 months down the line. As Hon. (Dr.) Nyikal mentioned, keeping the patient suffering without treatment for 18 months is like telling him or her to wait for death. I do not know whether the child has now been admitted but that is what we are going through. Hon. Deputy Speaker, the figures given by Hon. Wanga were very minimal. I suggest that the Ministry of Health quickly helps us to start training local technicians and at the same time get the equipment that can help us detect some of these problems. As the Member from Laikipia said, at the end of the day it is a Member of Parliament who is going to be involved in fundraising either for the treatment or for the burial. All those things are becoming a nuisance. I support the Motion and hope that this will be fast-tracked. I want to assure Hon. Wanga because of what I have gone through, I will take part in the Harambee for her constituent who is calling for help to save her. I have been doing this every day. We never know. So, list me as one of the Members who will come to assist you in this Harambee. Lastly but not least, we should also have some civic education and programmes to assist Kenyans to detect early warnings. I am told that if you go for a check up early enough cancer can be treated. Therefore, we should have civic education so that people can go for early detection particularly for prostate cancer. Men who are over 40 years should go to hospital to be checked so that they can be treated early. Cancer is treatable. Hon. Deputy Speaker, I support the Motion. It should be fast tracked so that it is implemented as soon as we pass it. Thank you very much for the chance."
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