{"id":293219,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/293219/?format=json","text_counter":330,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Prof. Kamar","speaker_title":"The Minister for Higher Education, Science and Technology","speaker":{"id":33,"legal_name":"Margaret Jepkoech Kamar","slug":"margaret-kamar"},"content":" Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity. May I join my colleagues in congratulating hon. Monda for the Bill we have just passed. While congratulating the hon. Member, I would like to mention that many of us have been indirect victims of this. I lost my father through cancer and this Bill should help us save other people from losing their lives through this disease which is preventable. I would like to encourage the Ministries to utilize the available avenues. In particular, I would like to remind them of the link we have with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) which deals with the treatment of cancer. Kenya is a signatory as well as a beneficiary in training in oncology and other areas. I would like to encourage the Ministry to utilize those services because they are useful. We know that cancer is preventable."}