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    "content": "cancer has at all levels and socio-economic status of our citizens. Almost everybody is attesting to the fact that they know or they are affected in one way or the other. So, it is becoming very clear about the severeness and the seriousness that cancer affects our people and the economic, social and health impact it has on our citizens. It is very clear that we should double the attention given to cancer. The voice of the House is the fact that a county approach should be put in place; that a committee which creates more awareness among the people should be put in place. It is also very clear that the lower socio-economically you are or the further you are in the villages, the more likely it is that you will be diagnosed with a cancer that is at a very advanced stage. This, therefore, makes the committee a very important structure that will create awareness because most cancers, if diagnosed early, can be cured. So, the committee could hold conferences and seminars and use various advertising or awareness creation methods to make sure that people know the various types of cancers, how they present themselves and what needs to be done. Therefore, there is the importance of screening because many cancers do not have any symptoms. It is only during annual screening that people realise they have cancer as alluded to by Sen. Elachi. She said she had a friend who went for a check-up and realised that she had cancer. So, annual screening is a very important tool which the committees could create awareness about so that people can voluntarily go for self-testing and screening. By doing that, various cancers could be diagnosed early and, therefore, their chances of survival could be markedly improved. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I also noted the comments made on the issue of appointment where there may be some conflict between the governor and the County Executive Committee (CEC) member appointing, whereas the CEC himself is also an appointee of the governor. The issue of implementation was stressed a lot where most Members felt that passing this Bill is one thing but implementing it in liaison with the implementation committee is another. We shall see to it that my committee works very closely with the committee on implementation to ensure that this Bill is not just passed and becomes an Act but also acted upon and implemented at the county level, so that the benefit of the committees are realised as soon as possible. In the amendment, I think we also need to come up with the contribution made by Sen. Wangari, where county assemblies can also commit funds to the function of these committees. The involvement of county assemblies in one way or another is very important. I have noted that and it should come up in the amendment. Regarding the qualifications, Sen. (Dr.) Zani has indicated that the qualifications of the chairman and that of committee members have to be very specific so that it is not left to the governor to just pick friends. I think that is very important where we may say either someone who has had personal experience in terms of suffering from the diseases or may be a doctor, nurse or a minimum of a community or field worker. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, training of committees is a very important thing. These committees need people who are well versed with the topic so that when they go out, they can disseminate information that is beneficial and not contradicting. They need to be competent. Therefore, the training component is very good. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes"
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