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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Nderitu",
    "speaker_title": "The Member for Ndaragwa",
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        "legal_name": "Francis Waweru Nderitu",
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    "content": "So, to go straight to the Motion, I would like to support hon. Gitari for bringing this Motion that actually touches my inner heart; having been a victim of losses of various members of my family through the disease. I know very well that there are many issues that we need to tackle so that we can have good health in our communities. I would like to look back some ten years ago when I was called in the neighbourhood of Kitengela where we were doing a cancer awareness programme with one lady, the late Mary Otieno Onyango, who happened to be my workmate when I was the treasurer for Nairobi Central Business District (CBD) Association. I remember the mammoth crowd that we pulled so that we could bring the issue of cancer awareness to the many residents of Kitengela; some of them who unaware of it. I can attest to this Parliament that during the cancer awareness programme, we managed to pool almost 20 to 30 young women who were suffering from breast cancer. Trying to look back, I see the cost - from the diagnosis of the cancer ailment to the treatment of the disease - being so exorbitant. We had gone for a seminar somewhere in India and that lady spent most of her time there in hospitals trying to get cheaper treatment. So, when I look back at our citizenry here in Kenya, in most of the constituencies where we come from, those people earn very low salaries. So, looking at that, I am very sure that if we can afford to bring those services near our people, we are going to do a lot of service to our community and this will have a major impact in terms of improving educational standards of our children and many other factors that relate to the well being of those people."
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