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    "id": 1068839,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13188,
        "legal_name": "Getrude Musuruve Inimah",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to give Notice of the following Motion- THAT, AWARE THAT the colon is part of the digestive system with a major role in the absorption of water, minerals and elimination of waste; FURTHER AWARE THAT colon cancer can cause serious blockage of the colon that may necessitate removal of parts of the colon, the entire colon or the entire colon and the rectum; COGNIZANT THAT persons who have gone through ileostomy, colostomy and urostomy need to use a bag to empty their wastes for the rest of their lives post-surgery; CONCERNED THAT urine bags, adult diapers, artificial breasts, colostomy or ileostomy bags are not listed as goods exempt from tax or zero rated in the First and Second Schedules of the VAT Act 2013, and therefore attract 16 per cent value added tax and customs duty; ACKNOWLEDGING THAT Article 43(1a) of Constitution of Kenya states that everyone has a right to the highest attainable standards of health, and health is a devolved function and therefore under the mandate of the county governments; NOW THEREFORE, the Senate calls upon the Ministry of Health and) in partnership with the Council of Governors to: (1) Create and maintain a register of all the colon cancer patients and survivors in county hospitals, including the biodata of the histology of the patients; (2) Provision of colostomy bags for those who are permanent users; (3) Include the purchase of palliative care products in the health budgets of all county governments; (4) Ensure all county hospitals stock these palliative care products to enable increased access and lower commercial prices; and (5) Engage the Treasury and Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) to waive taxes on long-term health consumables such as colostomy bags, prosthesis and others in the upcoming budgetary cycle to ease the burden on Kenyans."
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