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    "id": 602946,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/602946/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Prof.) Lesan",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Wilfred Rottich Lesan",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I also wish to join my colleagues to express my sentiments regarding this cancer menace that we have in our country. I come from a county where throat cancer is a challenge. Being a medical professional, we have had to look at some of the likely associations with the cancer. We realised that in high altitude areas, the huts probably retain a lot of smoke and fuel wastage, coming out as ashes. That probably contributes to some of the cancer cases in high altitude areas. The prevalence level of cancers is worrying because it is increasing. We, therefore, need to address this issue. One of the things that we might wish to do is to increase the funds we allocate for research. We would need to know what is causing these cancers through serious research. We also need to keep an eye on where the international community, especially the super power countries, which are using nuclear, dispose their waste. We know that there are challenges on international law with regard to where the super powers are disposing their waste. We are in jeopardy in Kenya because some of our neighbours, like Somalia, are not stable. We know that this is where the super power countries dump their waste. Therefore, we must be very careful about more specifically the food chain, because this is where the toxins come through and eventually get into the population. Research is the way to go so that we can have sufficient information. It will arm us with the knowledge to identify the cases before we find ways of dealing with them. I agree with my colleague who said that we must set up a commission---"
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