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    "speaker_name": "Marakwet West, Independent",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Timothy Kipchumba",
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    "content": " I take this opportunity to sincerely thank Hon. Members who substantively contributed towards this Motion. The Members supported this Motion in substance, letter and spirit. I sincerely, from the deepest part of my heart, thank them. The Motion speaks to the issue of cancer in this country. The overwhelming support or the 100 per cent support this Motion got means that, indeed, cancer is a menace. As I said, it is an equivalent of a death sentence. I gave the harrowing statistics of cancer in this country. The current statistics indicate that almost 100,000 people are diagnosed annually with cancer in this country. Out of the 100,000, the mortality rate is 90,000. We lose to cancer, 7,500 people per month. Per day, we lose 250 people and per hour 10 people. Cancer is a national disaster that we must combat. Of special mention, when contributing, the Deputy Speaker, Hon. Gladys Boss and Hon. Wamuchomba mentioned the Pest Control Products Board in this country. They pointed out that the World Health Organisation (WHO) has banned 267 pesticides. However, those pesticides are still sold in this country. The Board has not done anything to ban them. Of interest to mention is that there was a recent cancer screening in Uasin Gishu County. It is reported that the majority of people who were diagnosed with cancer are farmers because they are the direct consumers of farm products, which is a consequence of the banned pesticide products. I also call upon the Departmental Committee on Agriculture and Livestock to look closely and analyse the Pest Control Products Board so that they can ban the products that have been banned by the European countries and the WHO. That is the biggest challenge. Those products are still on our shelves and this House must do something so that they are expunged from our shelves. Hon. Temporary Speaker, what is the way forward? As we speak, I have already drafted a legislative proposal so that we anchor this Fund in the Cancer Prevention and Control Act. We have very substantive legislation on cancer in this country. However, the problem is that we do not have enough funds to fund the National Cancer Institute. This House must be deliberate and intentional in creating this Fund. I shall propose an amendment to the existing legislation so that we anchor the Fund in an Act of Parliament so that it can realise its objectives. This Institute must also be resourced so that they conduct research. Our National Cancer Institute was modelled... 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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