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    "id": 788710,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/788710/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Osotsi",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13172,
        "legal_name": "Godfrey Osotsi",
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    "content": "The other day, we called the Cabinet Secretary in the Ministry of Industrialization to come and explain to us why the Steel Metal Act has not been implemented. This is a problem in the Government. Most Bills and Motions that have been passed here have not been implemented. What is contained in this Act and particularly the National Cancer Control Strategy 2012-2017, is very ambitious. It is talking about prevention, and all these strategies to counter cancer. The question is, why has it not been implemented? This is a serious question that we should be asking ourselves as parliamentarians. This is because without proper implementation mechanism, many of the good things that we are talking about will not be implemented. The World Bank feasibility study indicates that for you to have a working and functional cancer unit, you need between Kshs1.5 billion to Kshs2 million. It is time this country does a cost benefit analysis. Why would we spend Kshs40 billion on leasing equipment, when we can spend Kshs1.5 billion to set up a cancer unit in every county? We need to review our priorities as a country. Sometimes the leased equipment is not used. Money is wasted every year in the counties. Can we instead use that money to set up a properly functional and equipped cancer center in every county, so that we are able to deal with many challenges we are facing? Most importantly, prevention is key because up to 30 per cent of cases which are discovered in time can be handled. However, as a country, we do not focus on prevention, the focus is on cure. It is important that the Ministry of Health puts in place mechanisms to ensure that there is proper prevention…"
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