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    "id": 1156717,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Bumula, Independent",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Mwambu Mabongah",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 13309,
        "legal_name": "Moses Wekesa Mwambu Mabonga",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I beg to move that the Health (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 14 of 2021) be read a Second Time. The main objective of this Bill is to amend the Health Act (No. 21) of 2017 to provide the national Government and the county governments a room for consultation through existing intergovernmental relationships so that they establish regional cancer centres. We all agree that cancer is the third leading disease in the world. It is causing many problems in our villages because most of the patients are very innocent or green. We go for funerals and, from the history of sickness, even a layman can conclude that a person has been suffering from cancer. It is important to note that a lot of billions are being spent on unnecessary functions and events in this country yet the primary duty of the Government is to provide good health to its citizens. That is important. If we have regional cancer centres, screening will be done early and people will know the problem early enough. By doing early screening, we will save a lot of costs when it comes to treatment. I am reliably informed that this is a treatable disease in developed countries, whenever it is identified early enough before it spreads to other parts of the body. I say so because I was in Malaysia when we were discussing this thing or animal called cancer. In this country, the only proper screening you might get is in three places, majorly in Nairobi. It is important that the Government sets aside the required amount to establish regional cancer centres, not necessarily in 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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