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    "speaker_name": "Runyejes, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Muchangi Karemba",
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    "content": "Committee with another Bill that we passed in this House. So, the people of his constituency did not make a mistake. The issue to do with cancer is a very big debate in this country because cancer has become a disaster. If you walk in every village, like many of the Members can agree, most families have been robbed off their wealth by cancer. Every day and weekend, we have people converging to raise finances for the treatment of people who are suffering from cancer. It is one of the diseases that have caused many deaths in this country. Our Government needs to do a lot as pertains this disease. I am in support of this Bill so that we can make it easier for our people to access treatment. This is because they spend a lot of money coming all the way from the village to Nairobi to look for treatment, to go to KNH, KUTRH and other hospitals around Nairobi to seek for treatment. If there is an integration of technology in the search for the treatment to this disease, then this will be very good because now it would save the cost for those people who are already suffering. You will agree with me that among the diseases that deplete resources quite fast, cancer is top among them. So, there is need to integrate technology so that we can ensure that our people get the treatment right from the village. Hon. Temporary Speaker, most of the things are nowadays done using technology. It is just the other day that we passed the Digital Health Bill. I agree that people in rural areas should have an opportunity to get the treatment that they deserve by use of technology. We also have the Cancer Institute, which educates our people about cancer. It is high time this Institute starts training oncologists, because this country does not have enough specialists to handle those cancer cases. If the Institute can be well equipped and we build its capacity, we can have more trained oncologists who can help in the treatment of cancer. Thank you very much. I support."
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