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    "id": 602943,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Murungi",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Kiraitu Murungi",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am aware of the situation in Marsabit because I was part of the team which licensed oil and gas exploration in Block 9. The residents there raised issues and said that even cows were dying because of the mud which was being spewed out in the process of drilling. A study was commissioned involving environmentalists and other people. They reported that the mud from the drilling was harmless and there was no cause to worry. But if people are dying of cancer, time has come for another team of experts to be taken to that area to establish whether it is the drilling activities that are causing the cancer. Let me add that according to the national statistics on cancer, 30 percent of all the cases reported at The Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) are from Meru County. We also do not know why there is such high prevalence of cancer in Meru. As the team will be looking into the cases in Marsabit, we would also have a similar research to be done in Meru, to find out what leads to those very high cases. I would also like to request my friend, Sen. (Prof.) Anyang’-Nyong’o, through the Africa Cancer Foundation, to also supplement Government efforts and visit our two counties. I know that you have capacity through the Foundation to move quickly. 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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