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    "speaker_name": "Kisauni, WDM-K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Mbogo Ali",
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        "legal_name": "Ali Menza Mbogo",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this important Motion brought to the House by my sister, Hon. Ruweida. This Motion is very timely because as MPs we are facing these issues on a daily basis. Every week, we are invited to many fundraisings to solicit and raise funds to cater for medical bills for our constituents. So it is important for us as a House to come up with policies that will support and encourage our people to develop better cultures to support them in their habits. If you look at diabetes, cancer and blood pressure, they are lifestyle diseases. Many years ago, these diseases used to be associated with the rich. But, today, they cut across and affect the poor more than the rich because they can afford expensive testing, screening, syringes and medicine. However, for the poor it has become a toll order and for most of them it is beyond their reach. The lifestyle diseases are associated with our culture and diet. What we eat contributes about 70 to 80 per cent of these diseases. I agree with what Hon. Dr. Nyikal has put across. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, if you look at what we eat, it is really dangerous because most of us do not… We were taught in lower classes in school that we need to have a balanced diet and that when you are taking a meal, it has to be balanced. You must have proteins, carbohydrates and vitamins in it. However, when you look at the composition of what we take The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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