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    "id": 1020906,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1020906/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kisumu East, Independent",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Shakeel Shabbir",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 140,
        "legal_name": "Ahmed Shakeel Shabbir Ahmed",
        "slug": "shakeel-shabbir"
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    "content": "In this country, cancer patients are being taken for a ride. They are being cheated left, right and centre by conmen and quacks who have opened up small clinics allegedly giving out treatment to cancer patients. They travel from all over the country to be attended to in some sub-standard units created by some oncologists working at KNH. They are scamming poor people. Now that the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) is giving certain money towards cancer treatment, this has become more of a scam. A person who comes here for simple treatment is asked for Kshs90,000 upfront. Then, the insurance companies have now jumped on to this scam. It is very important that we cascade down to Kisumu, Homa Bay and other places where simple diagnosis of cancer should be done. Thereafter, we also need to crack-down on the so-called quacks and institutions that are here. If my mother, father or my brother has cancer, I will do whatever I can, even if it means I go without a meal for that day. I think that is a major problem and we need to sort it out. I am going to consult with the Bill to see how we can utilize it, to set-up those conmen. My own secretary’s mother was going to some hospital and she was told to wait. She came from Nakuru three times. She had to wait because they did not have the approval from NHIF and she had to pay Kshs90,000. She is a villager! It is very unfortunate. I am sure all Members of Parliament have had people who have had cancer and were taken for a ride. I speak as the former Chair of Rural Nyanza General Hospital. I was in the health management on voluntary basis for about 30 or more years of my life. This country must now churn out the charlatans. Those charlatans, who are coming out of colleges and are not properly qualified, let them be qualified. What we are saying is this: We should train them for a year and also tie them down here. They should be affirmed like specialists and be paid a certain amount. With those few remarks, I thank you."
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