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    "id": 363729,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Kimaru",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 2072,
        "legal_name": "Anthony Mutahi Kimaru",
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    "content": "Hon. Deputy Speaker, I rise to support the Motion which provides that, at least, one cancer and renal centre be established in every county. We have witnessed first-hand the suffering of Kenyans throughout the country. As you can see, the death toll is over 22,000. Those are very many Kenyans dying. Those deaths could have been prevented if the diseases were detected earlier. We need to sensitize our people on the need to have medical check-ups. I am told the most vulnerable group is from 40 years upwards for cervical and prostrate cancers. We must take up the culture of testing. We must also have the right equipment to do so affordably and within reach. I had the experience of seeing my grandmother die of cancer. For over a year, she had gone to hospital and was treated for persistent coughs as the cancer developed, until we got a second opinion from an American volunteer who noticed first-hand that it was cancer. So, cancer detecting machines must be put in place. Cancer and renal centres are necessary. Every day, Members have to confront their constituents who need money to come all the way to Nairobi to get treatment, which is very expensive. Many of them may not afford. Citizens are suffering unnecessarily. It is not a crime for anybody to be poor. It is not right and it is totally wrong in our conscience that a certain section of our population will continue to suffer just because they are poor and cannot afford those"
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