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    "id": 1272667,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1272667/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mosop, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Abraham Kirwa",
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    "content": "I want to thank Hon. Toroitich for coming up with this Motion. Many Kenyans have died and continue to die on a daily basis due to cancer. Most of these people are dying because they cannot afford the cost of treating cancer. The average cost of chemotherapy in this country is between Ksh12,000 and Ksh200,00 per session. An average Kenyan cannot afford it. On a weekly basis, if they were to use the regular drug to treat cancer, it would cost them an average of Ksh50,000. In this country, the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) covers cancer to a maximum of Ksh600,000. If you go for three sessions, you will have exhausted your NHIF cover limit. Once you exhaust your limit, it will be upon you to come up with the rest of the funds. Since most of the citizens cannot afford to have that kind of money, they will forgo treatment. They will choose to stay at home and wait for their fate. Some will choose to use traditional medicine while others will just wait for their death. As a nation, it is time we came up with ways of preventing cancer. The most common cancer is breast cancer followed by cervical cancer and stomach cancer. These are very common with women. Women are very productive, and they contribute a lot to the development of this nation. As a nation, we ought to sit down and look for a solution to this problem. 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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