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    "id": 685166,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) R.K. Nyamai",
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        "legal_name": "Rachael Kaki Nyamai",
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    "content": "(vi)The Cancer Prevention Control (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bill No.3 of 2015) was brought on 20th July 2016 and is still under consideration. The Committee, as I said earlier, has handled six Petitions. We have a pending Petition on the direct employment of graduate nurses by the Public Service Commission (PSC), which was presented by Hon. Abdikadir Omar, MP. It is still under consideration and we were given 60 days. The Committee wishes to request for extension of period to report back to this House because we are still meeting with stakeholders and feel that we may not handle it within the stipulated timeline. The Cancer Prevention Control (Amendment) Bill, (Senate Bill No. 3 of 2015) was presented on 3rd May, 2016 and the Report is ready for adoption by the Committee. The Social Health Insurance Fund Bill by Hon. Namwamba was presented on 2nd May, 2016. The Committee has concluded consideration of this legislative proposal and will be submitting its report soon. The following Bills are still under Committee consideration: The Government Chemist Agency Bill, presented on 17th May, 2016; the Nutritionist and Dieticians (Amendment) Bill, presented on 17th May, 2016 and the Kenya Food and Drugs Authority Bill, presented on 16th June, 2016. We will be handling the agreement between the Republic of Kenya and the Government of the United States of America today concerning Cooperation in Threat Reduction in Biological Engagement Programmes. This matter is under consideration by the Committee and we will be meeting with the stakeholders. We shall table this Report very soon for ratification of the agreement by the House. That is the pending business before the Departmental Committee on Health. In conclusion, the reason as to why there are so many pending Bills is because we agreed to give priority to the Health Bill which is the ranking Bill that will give direction to the other Bills that have been proposed."
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