{"id":1341794,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1341794/?format=json","text_counter":35,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Wajir North, UDA","speaker_title":"Hon. Ibrahim Saney","speaker":null,"content":"health and could result in an aggressive cancer called Mesothelioma which affects the membrane lining of the lungs and abdomen and presents symptoms similar to those of respiratory illnesses; THAT, as a result of Mesothelioma cancer and related illnesses, 55 countries all over the world, including the USA, New Zealand, Australia, and Egypt, have banned the use of asbestos as a roofing material, with Kenya banning its use in 2006; THAT, despite the ban on the use of asbestos in Kenya in 2006 and the associated increase in cancer cases, asbestos is still in use in many parts of the country; THAT, the matter in respect of which this Petition is made is not pending before"}