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    "id": 668375,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Prof.) Anyang’-Nyong’o",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Peter Anyang' Nyong'o",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I rise to support this Bill moved by my colleague, Sen. (Prof.) Lesan. Having been a Minister for Medical Services, I can feel and fathom the concerns of Sen. (Prof.) Lesan in moving this Bill. Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale also raised very substantial and germane issues. The first thing I want to say is that the issue of doctors who take advantage of the medical needs - which are enormous -of our people, to trade with the bad health of our people is something that the law should help to cure. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, one of the dictums of good health says that prevention is better than cure. Preventive healthcare is the first line in medical and social practice with regard to our health. One of the key elements in preventive healthcare is knowledge: The fact that we should know our health status, thus, enabling us to know what to do when we need medical attention. In doing so, access to medical care should be transparent and easily known by the people. Article 43 of the Constitution which guarantees every Kenyan access to affordable healthcare will not be implemented successfully if we do not pay attention to preventive healthcare. Our people are not properly informed about healthcare services and the status of their health. This is because this information has been rather scarce and it breeds an atmosphere where opportunists take advantage of the population. When I was young, I used to read that there are certain doctors who can cure everything. There was a 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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