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    "id": 877115,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/877115/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Lamu CWR, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Ruweida Obo",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Ruweida Mohamed Obo",
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    "content": " Hon. Speaker, I beg to give notice of the following Motion: THAT, aware that the prevalence of diabetes in the country has been on the increase with approximately 458,900 cases reported in Kenya according to the International Diabetes Federation Report of 2017, representing 2 per cent of the total adult population; deeply concerned that many people with diabetes continue to lose their lives each year due to lack of awareness of the disease, inability to afford management of the condition and the expensive medication; noting that people living with diabetes can live longer and lead comfortable life if they receive the right medical care and support to help them manage the disease; further noting that there remains inadequate funding for the implementation of the effective strategy for the prevention, detection and management of diabetes thus hindering Kenya’s achievement of the Sustainable Development Goal 3 and Vision 2030; recognising the importance of early diagnosis of diabetes, aiding treatment, monitoring treatment progress, monitoring recovery and preventing life threatening and expensive complication, this House urges the Government to institutionalise diagnostic testing for diabetes in work places and community settings, provide for education, prevention and subsidised routine diabetes screening and treatment and put in place measures to ensure an effective diabetes care system at all levels of health care."
}