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    "id": 116289,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Kamama",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister for High Education, Science and Technology",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 165,
        "legal_name": "Asman Abongutum Kamama",
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    "content": "However, let me confirm to you that herbal medicine works. I have seen it at my place and in many other places where I have served as an administrative officer in this country. Recently, I had the privilege of visiting the Republic of Israel. I toured some farms where they carry out organic farming after which, in their cottage industries; they sell herbal teas, herbal mint and very special things that are found in Kakamega Forest, Pokot, Marakwet and Maasailand. That is what is found in Israel. That is what we are talking about. Israel has commercialized that sector and they have a regulatory body to look into it. Therefore, I support my colleague by saying that we also need to look at what our traditional surgeons used to do. For example, in my community, when people have brain problems, they go to Marakwet. In Marakwet, you will find very special surgeons who can even replace somebody’s scalp using their own special components. We need to develop that knowledge. When we go to the Maasailand or market trading centers, you will find Maasai old men moving around with many herbal drugs and concoctions that are very useful. That is very common during market days when you tour this country. We need to utilize what our people have in terms of herbal and traditional medicine, so that, that sector can be promoted. That sector is popularly known as dawa ya kienyeji. Very few people in Kenya would want to be associated with what is kienyeji . It is not modernity in the eyes of the urban people. I want us to promote what is kienyeji. We have a proliferation of Chinese herbal doctors in this city and in many other towns in the country. Why can we not recognize our people; our own traditional doctors? We want to promote and have a legal framework that will control issues of standardization,"
}