{"id":788698,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/788698/?format=json","text_counter":239,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Arbelle","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":13401,"legal_name":"Marselino Malimo Arbelle","slug":"marselino-malimo-arbelle"},"content":"Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. I also rise to support this Motion, which seeks to have cancer declared a national disaster. Cases of cancer are skyrocketing in Kenya today, especially in Marsabit County where I come from. Sometimes back, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, the Kenya Television Network (KTN) aired a programme in which they named my county “The Desert of Death”. Many people in my constituency die as a result of cancer cases. Many children die. Many adult people die. Cases of cancer are being reported until today. Nothing much is done."}