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    "id": 1021633,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1021633/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Makueni, WDM-K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Daniel Maanzo",
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        "legal_name": "Daniel Kitonga Maanzo",
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    "content": " Thank you, Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me an opportunity to contribute on this very important matter. Recently, Kenyans who had gone for treatment in India were stuck there for months due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Had it not been for the kindness of the Government of Kenya, probably, these people would still be away. Most of them had been through with their treatment and were stuck in a foreign country. We have every expertise in this country and the only weakness identified is equipment. Again, one of the other things which make our people seek medical treatment abroad is partly the attitude of the local Kenyans. I had an experience of a case from my constituency where doctors advised that the condition could only be managed. The family put people together and raised money and the patient was taken to India. In a way, they went through a surgery for a condition where probably surgery should not have been done. Even though the patient was recovering, he said he had gone through more pain than he had ever experienced before. He was suffering from Osteoarthritis. So, as a country, we need to change our attitude. We need to trust more of what we can find here. We also need to invest in research so that we can participate in global activities like trying to find medication or something to fight COVID-19 and other diseases. If researched well, our traditional medicines can contribute towards the improvement of our health sector."
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