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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Buuri, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Mugambi Rindikiri",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. This is a very important Motion. I come from Meru where the cost of treatment of cancer is quite high. Meru is second in cases of cancer in this Republic. Many people really struggle to get cancer treatment. The cost of treating cancer itself and the cost of moving from one place to another is high, and families and patients experience a lot of inconveniences. Hon. Temporary Speaker, we cannot be left behind because there are very many countries that practise telemedicine. So, this Bill has come at the right time. The biggest challenge right now is to ensure that we are all connected to the internet and power everywhere in the country. I am not shy to mention that what the Government is doing now is good particularly in connecting market centres and many other areas to the internet so that it becomes easier to access the service of telemedicine. This amendment Bill is good and we need to pass it. I am happy that the Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Health is someone who has been in health management, a practitioner and now a Legislator. He should be able to guide us moving forward to ensure that we also put in place legislation that will go towards implementation of this new concept in cancer treatment. I thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker."
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