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    "id": 918809,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Were",
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        "legal_name": "Petronila Were Lokorio",
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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for the opportunity to contribute to this Motion by Sen. Kasanga. Sometimes back, organisations used to have a research and development department. Somehow along the way, we have lost that culture. Organisation have now done away with research and development and replaced those departments with business development managers or directors. What our forefathers had in mind was very crucial when we had this research and development as part and parcel of an organisational culture and behaviour. We live in a changing and dynamic world. There are gaps being created every so often. Those gaps must be filled by something that is as a result of research. Our scholars here have spoken quite passionately about the value of research. Those gaps can only be filled by research. Madam Temporary Speaker, recently we had a public hearing on the Cancer Control and Prevention Bill. There was a presentation from researchers at the University of Nairobi who told us that we are going about cancer prevention, control, diagnosis and treatment the wrong way. What is lacking is research in this area. For all the information and drugs that we receive, we are relying on foreign research which does not put into consideration the genomics of Africans as we are. We, therefore, need to develop a culture of research so that we develop drugs and interventions that are based on our own experiences and mark-ups. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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