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    "id": 1323910,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1323910/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Igembe Central, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Daniel Karitho",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 1574,
        "legal_name": "Cyprian Kubai Iringo",
        "slug": "cyprian-kubai-iringo"
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker for giving me this opportunity. I also stand to support this Bill by Hon. Rahim. First, I take this opportunity to congratulate him for coming up with such a Bill. Cancer has become a problem to most households, especially where I come from. In Meru, we have that problem, and it is a big challenge to the whole community. It is a disease that can depopulate any community in this country. When we have e-health, whereby technology will be used in treating and diagnosing this disease, it will save many families a lot of money, especially on transportation and other costs. When one travels from the far corner of Nthambiro coming to Nairobi for diagnosis and treatment, one has to spend more than Ksh10,000 on transport, night outs and meals. However, if one can move maybe to Maua or even to Nthambiro itself for e-diagnosis, it will reduce the cost of treatment and it will be effective. We will also request and support the idea of having mobile clinics to assist in areas where communication is not very clear. I remember sometimes back in Meru, we had a governor who had those mobile clinics mostly for diagnosing cancer, and it was quite effective. Therefore, if the diagnosis is done effectively and the treatment is done through the modern technology, it will save our people a lot of costs, and deaths will be reduced. Many households have gone down and even families have broken up because of cancer. This is because families end up spending everything they have, and they end up having many problems, including children dropping out of schools. Therefore, this one will reduce the cost of running those errands, and this Bill is very essential and important. I believe everyone has had an opportunity, though it is not very encouraging to interact with people with those problems, especially us leaders. We have been invited in most cases to raise funds for the treatment of those problems. We know very many countries in the world which have been successful in this endeavour, especially Denmark and Japan, which mostly use those e-health technologies. If we embrace this technology, I believe our country will move forward. For example, there is the case of M-Pesa. Supposing one is travelling all the way from Kianjogo to Maua just to be given his money, he will spend all he had on transport. That same case will apply to cancer treatment and diagnosis. Therefore, I stand to support, and I beg that we support this Bill so that this country can make a step ahead in matters medication and treatment."
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