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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Crystal Asige",
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    "content": "is not quite the same as where he used to be when he had his full sight. However, he is able to take control of his life. The reason I gave this story is because I am underscoring the importance of the internet, technology and assistive devices, not just in the case of persons with disabilities, but everyone is now seeing the same. These amendments to the Bill that we are discussing here, will also prove to be as beneficial to non-disabled people seeking help, treatment, medication as well as disabled people in the country. It is important to understand that cancer even though it is said to be genetic and somebody in your lineage must have it, or must have had it for it to exist or manifest in you; to be quite honest, we are discovering every single day that medicine, our medical doctors and professionals may not know everything about these very complex conditions and diseases. Every single day as human beings, we are discovering one more thing. We are discovering that we do not know what we do not know. We only can move in a direction that we pick up small pieces of the puzzle to try and figure out interventions through research and experimentation. We are told that cancer is genetic. Even though we are being told that we may have it because it is in our family tree, sometimes cancer is caused by lifestyle; foods that we eat, trauma and different types of psychological challenges that maybe stem from birth or in your young age. For me, I want to narrow down on the matter of food. It is really fascinating to think about Kenya and how we could transform our approach to food and health. Instead of imposing Value Added Tax (VAT) on things like bread at 16 per cent, we could delve into sustainable agricultural practices. We can take a leap from the USA Farm Bill of 2023, focusing on sustainable farming to empower local farmers and ramp up the production of healthier food choices. This is not just about money, but about getting to the core of health problems like cancer by pushing for fresh, nutrient-packed foods, rather than processed junk. Communities could tackle a whole host of health issues tied to cancer, diet, weight problems, lack of exercise, insulin problems and other genetic conditions that come along. Shifting our resources from old school farming to programmes backing sustainable practices and teaching about nutrition, could be a game changer in dealing with health and environmental hurdles that we are seeing. It is heartening to see this global shift in mindset that recognizes how food systems is important to looking after human well-being and health. I just wish that we would also take a step further and not just look at cancer prevention in terms of what we can do with medicine, but what can we do with improving our health systems and health habits? What laws can this Parliament think of and put forth as proposals to improve our lifestyle choices? This is because we are here as leaders and have knowledge, connections and can go and benchmark in different countries and come back with solutions that do not always have to come about at stage three or stage four of cancer. What if we do not even have to"
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