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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wambua",
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        "legal_name": "Enoch Kiio Wambua",
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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. In that case, I will say a little more about this Motion. Let me first conclude my train of thoughts on the issue of the commitment and focus that Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve brings to the Floor of this House, especially issues that affect the less privileged and people living with disabilities. It is really admirable that she has been a real champion. For the PWDs, they have found a real champion in the person and character of Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve. On this issue of the provision of colostomy bags to colon cancer patients and survivors, colon cancer has continued to claim many lives in this country. Personally, I lost a relative to colon cancer. As Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve said when moving the Motion, part of the colon is removed because that is part of the treatment. It makes life a bit bearable for the patient. The least you want to do with a colon cancer patient is to have them worry about the sickness and the cost of treatment. That is actually being unfair to those patients. Madam Temporary Speaker, so, in line with this Motion, both the national Government and county governments through this Senate can come up with a policy, apart from just zero-rating or removing Value Added Tax (VAT) on colostomy bags, to ensure that the bags are available in all our facilities. There is this talk about affordability of medical care in this country and other parts of this region. It is one thing for medical care, equipment and items to be affordable and a completely different thing for those items to be available. As we move towards making colostomy bags affordable, we should also ensure that they are equally accessible and available in every part of this country. As the Senator has said, anyone can get colon cancer. It is not hereditary or a lifestyle disease. It is a disease that anyone anywhere in this country can get. Madam Temporary Speaker, with those few remarks, I support the Motion for the provision of colostomy bags to colon cancer patients and survivors in county hospitals. I thank you."
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