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    "id": 847037,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/847037/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Siaya CWR, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr.) Christine Ombaka",
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        "legal_name": "Christine Oduor Ombaka",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me this opportunity. I would like to contribute to the problem of fistula that affects women. As you know, women have a lot of health problems that are quite distinct and very expensive. We are told that fistula is caused by obstructed labour and early pregnancy. When a girl is very young and she gets pregnant chances are very high that she is going to experience obstructed labour and may end up with fistula. I believe that there is lack of information on health education for the girl-child. Many of them get pregnant without knowing their bodies and the effect of premarital sex. When they get pregnant, most of them do not even visit hospitals for antenatal care. Some religion does not allow sick people to go to hospitals. So, sometimes, that is also a factor. Cultural issues, including religion, may bar women from visiting hospitals. As a result, women suffer from fistula. Many times, I have been hearing announcements on radio that there are certain areas and hospitals asking women with those problems to visit so that they can be helped. It is also very expensive for them to travel to those areas. There has been one that has been announced several times in Kisii area and people from Siaya, whom I represent, find it very difficult to reach Kisii. I am, therefore, requesting that opportunities such as those where there are certain doctors who are ready to support women in this area and are probably giving free medical treatment or subsidised treatment should spread out to many hospitals in different counties."
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