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    "content": "matures. Most people take the insurance when they have been diagnosed. That is a big problem. Even those who offer us hope get involved in this area through foundations. Many patients come to me to ask how they can get NHIF cover for them to start treatment. It can be done. Once the patient has bought that insurance, it will mature soon or later. As leaders and Government, we should focus more on cancer. I believe that many people would not die if this is done. They would live if this is discovered early enough. As much as we need treatment, we need education, information and awareness so that many people are screened long before the cancer starts spreading in the body so that they have a chance of being cured. I heard the Deputy President saying that there will be machines in every county. That is a step in the right direction, but I urge that we develop more facilities for information and education so that we can reduce cancer. There are many other Non- Communicable Diseases (NCDs) which also need a lot of attention. However, as a nation we should focus on cancer which has become an epidemic. I think it should even be declared a disaster. We also have the housing programme. Apart from giving that citizen dignity, having a decent roof over every citizen also gives him or her security. Having clean water will reduce disease. As we look into housing, we should also look into all that goes with it; water, roads, schools, hospital et cetera. As citizens, we must know that the Government cannot do it alone. We are the ones to take charge. The Government is committed. They have shown us the way. Let us now, as the governors, Members of County Assemblies (MCAs), Members of Parliament, church leaders and all other leaders educate our citizens to adopt the Big Four agenda. That way, I believe it will not have been in vain. Youth unemployment is a problem all over. It is not just in Kenya. We can do much better if we all start focusing on our youth and develop more polytechnics so that our young people can be trained to do some “hard” work, not just white collar jobs. I heard in the news that we have shortage of people to fix water infrastructure, electricity and all the technical areas yet we are lamenting that the youth have no jobs."
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