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    "id": 1020927,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Eldas, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Adan Keynan",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 41,
        "legal_name": "Adan Wehliye Keynan",
        "slug": "adan-keynan"
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    "content": "Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, one of the things that we must be prepared to address right now is — and I thought the greatest lady from Siaya would be around to listen to the great contributions from many Members so that as you look at this, it will even inform amendments. By the way, do not just be contented with the provision that you have given, because Members might generate more critical suggestions that will enrich the Bill. That is why it is imperative that the Mover of the Bill should be around. We need to look at this from two aspects, both curative and preventive dimensions. This has correlation with the Bill that we just passed today by Hon. Swarup Mishra. Commercialisation of cancer-related cases is one of the things that are in that particular Bill and the mushrooming of cartels. For instance, you go to a particular facility and the doctor or the medical practitioner there is not adequately prepared to diagnose this. Cancer has become a lifestyle disease. Today, it is only the rich who can access cancer-related medical services. Some few years ago, it was difficult to talk about cancer. It was an abomination; it was a curse but today, it is a reality. It is a lifestyle disease. It is something that we must live with. What we need to do as the leadership of this country, pursuant to Article 43 of the Constitution, is to provide an enabling environment in order to assist Kenyans who have been affected by this particular disease. This is something that can happen to anybody. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I want to thank Hon. Gladys Wanga. Look at it, you belong to the privileged class and that is why today you are surviving by the grace of God. Look at the common people on the ground and suggest further amendments that can inform the county governments because healthcare is devolved, so that they are also obligated by law to provide these critical healthcare services. If you do not do that, a healthy nation is a critical aspect for development. It is a critical ladder for the development of any country. This is why health is a global issue and I am glad that this has come. I am also told that you aspire to be a governor. But, before you even reach there, can we force the current governors to properly prepare the ground and have the necessary health facilities for cancer-related cases? I thank you."
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