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    "id": 177878,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/177878/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Prof. Anyang-Nyong'o",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Medical Services",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 193,
        "legal_name": "Peter Anyang' Nyong'o",
        "slug": "peter-nyongo"
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    "content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) I am aware that the cervical cancer radiotherapy machine at the Kenyatta National Hospital became non-functional in 2007. (b) As a short-term measure, Kenyatta National Hospital has plans to procure a Cobalt 60 Radiotherapy Machine at a cost of Kshs70 million. In addition, the hospital, through collaboration with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), has already acquired a Gamma Camera worth Kshs24 million used for detecting cancerous diseases using nuclear techniques. Under the same collaboration, the hospital has also acquired a new Simulator Machine worth Kshs36 million used for planning of administration of radiotherapy. As regards the repair of the cervical cancer radiotherapy machine, Kenyatta National Hospital has contacted the manufacturers in the Netherlands and the company engineer is being awaited to fix the machine. (c) The idle cancer machine at New Nyanza General Hospital was acquired in 1992 but, due to lack of technical personnel, the computer became obsolete. However, it has now been replaced and a technical assessment of the equipment was carried out early this month by Ministry officials. Presently, the IAEA technical team is being awaited to commission the machine."
}