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    "id": 1057194,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Milgo",
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        "legal_name": "Milgo Alice Chepkorir",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I rise to second this very important Motion; that is, provision of monthly stipend and other support services to cancer patients in identified county hospitals. My colleague has spoken to it with a lot of passion because she is a cancer survivor. I like the passion she has for cancer patients. This is because those people who have cancer will be able to speak about it clearly, so that others can be helped. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, Article 43 (1) (a) of the Constitution of Kenya 2010 speaks to ensuring that everyone has a right to affordable and standardized healthcare in this country. However, it has been a challenge to ensure that every one has standardized healthcare. My colleague has spoken to the fact that there is a lot of medical tourists to other countries, not because we cannot afford, but because of misplaced priorities. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, many times in our country, we talk about the economy. A sound economy is contributed to by people who are healthy. A healthy nation contributes to a healthy economy. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, it is a challenge or whatsoever that very many diseases have affected people, hence they fail to be productive, more specifically, cancer. Cancer itself is worse because of the fact that it is the third leading killer. In most cases, like my colleague said, there is lack of treatment centers. We even lack oncologists, the specialized doctors who treat cancer. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, from this Motion, I have known that there are over 200 types of cancers in this country. However, the major challenge with cancer is the fact that, unless it is diagnosed at early stages, Stage I or II, it becomes a challenge to treat thereafter. In our country, annually, it kills over 28,000 people. Those are reported cases, but I know there are more people who die of cancer. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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