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    "id": 1426155,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cherarkey",
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        "legal_name": "Cherarkey K Samson",
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    "content": "I do not want to go through the notes that I had prepared. However, we can ensure that we prevent cancer in this country through diagnosis. I do not know whether colleagues here have noticed this; sometimes you go to see a doctor and they make a diagnosis and get the wrong thing. After some time, you are told that it has metamorphosed into something cancerous. So, with the introduction of telemedicine and AI services, it will be very easy to properly detect cancer. I am happy Kenyans are industrious. We have Mass Institute, Faculty of Information Technology of Strathmore University, which is trying to innovate in treating cancer. In the last session, as a Liaison Committee, we visited Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia. This was during those days when I was very powerful as the Chairperson of the Justice Legal and Human Rights Committee (JLAHR). I went with other colleagues including the Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Energy, former Senator for Nyeri, former Senator of Baringo and several chairpersons, including our former famous Kwafela Speaker Kenneth Lusaka. I am forgetting the name that he is nicknamed in the village. We went there and after some time, we visited the doctor. They told us that if your family's DNA is predisposed to cancer, you should at least take regular check-ups within a year. We met the former Director of the Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI) Mr Ndegwa Muhoro. He is the current Ambassador there. His call of duty is soon coming to an end. He took us there for body check-ups and they were using AI. Ultrasound is done on women who are pregnant. Can it be done to men also? I am unsure of the one they use to check your internal organs, but you can see them. You can decide whether your lower body is paralyzed or the upper part or use anesthesia drugs. Alternatively, you can watch your body organs from the screen. This is the future. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I had the Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) operation after we were elected with your father, Sen. Haji Snr. I heard your colleague Speaker referring to me as a junior Senator. I am a ranking Member of this House. You should not do this. I am currently serving with you, and God has been faithful. Health continues to be the biggest expense for most families. Apart from food, 60 per cent of any household income in this country is spent on food. The next expenditure for a family in this country is health. We must do something about this as the President reforms the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) and counties must take the lead. Instead of county hospitals becoming a source of protection, there was an attempted rape case within Kapsabet County Referral Hospital. Where will our women and girls run to? There are allegations of sexual offenses at Garissa County Referral Hospital. We have fairly amended the Facilities Improvement Financing Act to allow hospitals to spend their revenue at source. We expect better health services in Mashinani, Kobujoi, Kapsengere, Mosoriot, Kabiyet and Chepterwai. We expect better services in Marmanet and Garissa County. We have allowed county hospitals to spend at source under Sections 21 and 22 of the Facilities Improvement Financing Act that the President signed in 2023. Hospitals cannot say that there is no fuel for ambulances. In Nandi County, you have to pay Kshs2,000 or Kshs5,000 to get an ambulance to the referral hospital. When"
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