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    "id": 838864,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Nominated, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Shamalla Jennifer",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 13169,
        "legal_name": "Jeniffer Shamala",
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    "content": " Thank you. Before we can go to school or work, we need to be healthy. I have noted in the amendments that the Pharmacy and Poisons Act proposes to do away with the National Drug and Quality Control Board and establish a scientific advisory board. As Kenyans grapple with high cases of cancer, like my honourable colleague said, we do not have with us the scientific data. It is not lost on us that numerous Kenyans are now dying of cancer. Of course, it can be argued that perhaps it was always there. We did not have the means with which to detect but I highly doubt that is the reason. It seems inexplicable why it has happened. It is my humble submission that something needs to be done because something may have been introduced within our ecosystem, in the medicine or in the food that is causing high rates of cancer. Personally, I would have appreciated if we had seen an executive authority like the Food and Drug Administration Authority that is in the United States of America. This Department is responsible for promoting public health through supervision of handling of food and drugs over the counter as well as veterinary products. In as much as the issues regarding health have been devolved to the counties, it is so crucial and important that we have this executive authority at the national level. With those few remarks, I support."
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