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    "content": "amendments to various Acts that had been passed earlier. This is very much in order. As far as we are concerned, we are living in a society which is dynamic. This dynamism keeps in changing. As it keeps on changing, we should also change with time. That is what these amendments are all about. Things have changed since that time. Sen. Wako has brought in relevant clauses which need to be amended and we are in support of them. The Bill articulates how we need to carry out more research on prevention of cancer. The Bill articulates how we need to do more research on prevention of cancer. We need to ask ourselves why most Kenyans have to travel to India to be treated over this disease. When our patients travel to various destinations in the world, we spend colossal amounts of money that could have been used in the improvement of roads, airports and schools. This is not possible because we have not had enough research done. We are yet to buy life support machines for our hospitals. For that reason, we move out to spend a lot of money. That is the money we need to use in other projects. I support this Bill and all the amendments that have been brought. I believe that these are the amendments that have been discussed by the Committee at length. With regard to the National Transport Safety Authority and the Bill concerning sports, I agree with what is contained there. Recently, I was in Germany and I was amazed to see that when Germany was playing the first match with another country, we were all supposed to go for a German-funded party. It was preconceived that Germans would win and they won. They did not win because we were there, but because of the support that they got. The Germans were supporting the players out there in Brazil and there was a lot of euphoria in that country. Vehicles were hooting and everybody was happy that the German team had won 4 to 1. That was a very great thing. You could see what we were trying to translate into the Kenyan situation. When we have people doing things on behalf of the country; for instance, sportsmen, we need to support them because they raise our flag very high when they win. Recently, our Harambee Stars won in the Confederation of East and Central Africa Football Association (CECAFA) Cup. We do not care who was in the team. This was a Kenyan team. We note that there are some tribes that do not feature so much in football. We are there to support them. As a result of that, they got tickets to go to Brazil to watch a few matches. I believe they have learnt a few tricks which they can add to their skills and acumen of the same team. That is our team. When you travel out, you see what other countries are doing. They own their teams. You will hear them talking about something that is German or English. This is what the amendments are craving to do. The moment these amendments are passed because we have support from many Senators, they will remind us those countries like America which gained its Independence on Tuesday, 4th July, 1776. From that time, so many things have happened in the United States of America (USA). As a result of those many things happening, the USA has been able to fit in various adjustments and amendments to their Constitution so that they can also live in the present. Without doing that you will find that a country like that one which has so many states will have so many problems. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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