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    "id": 1128372,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Likuyani, FORD-K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr.) Wamalwa Kibunguchy",
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        "legal_name": "Enoch Wamalwa Kibunguchy",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I would like to support this Bill. I have three reasons why I support the Bill. One of them is the fact that KIRDI has been with us this long, but it does not have legal status. Just for that reason, I think this Bill should be supported. Secondly, Kenyans are very innovative. We should have a body that will support some of our youths who have come up with various ideas. I think this is a body that will be very useful in that sense. I am thinking about some of the problems we have in this country and, indeed, in the world. One of the biggest problems we have in the world at the moment is the problems of diseases being resistant to some of the very common drugs that we are using. As a medical doctor, I know that in the medical fraternity, we are very concerned at the moment that many of the common diseases that we have been treating very easily in the present and in the past are becoming increasingly more resistant to common drugs, especially antibiotic drugs. When I think loudly to myself, I know that, as Africans, we used to have our own way of treating our people. So, if we get a body that can do a lot of research in that direction, maybe, it can come up with products that will take the place of the medical products that are becoming increasingly resistant to some of the common illnesses. As I conclude, I just want to touch on the aspect that Hon. (Dr.) Nyikal has talked about – that of funding. I know in the more developed countries, funding normally comes from the industries because, maybe, the industries are looking at a certain product or a certain way of doing their things. So, they will fund the research bodies to be able to come up with solutions to the The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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