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    "id": 1198574,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1198574/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Crystal Asige",
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    "content": "Of those 2.2 billion as well, one billion are preventable issues. This means that if they were addressed earlier enough, then they could have been prevented or reversed. The visual impairment and blindness issue is important for me to bring it before the House this afternoon because it affects several spheres of one’s life. It affects education, employment, social activities and integration in the community. Madam Temporary Speaker, at this juncture, I would like to tell you about a personal story of mine. The reason as to why I am so passionate about eye care is because I was not born with the disability. I was born with my full sight and I started to notice my eyesight declining when I was 14 or 15 years old in high school. This means that I acquired my disability. Reasons such as affordability, lack of awareness and sensitization, lack of prioritizing by Government and the Ministry of Health on eye care and the importance of eye care, are why I unfortunately began to lose my eye sight and I realized it at an earlier stage. Madam Temporary Speaker, it affected my entire life and absolutely turned it upside down. There are millions of people in Kenya, approximately eight million, that as we speak, need quality eye care. That is, 15.5 per cent of our population. Unfortunately, this is compounded with the lack of ophthalmologists around the country. It is important to note that 58 per cent of the ophthalmologists are in Nairobi City County. This means"
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