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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Murkomen",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Majority Leader",
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        "legal_name": "Onesimus Kipchumba Murkomen",
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    "content": " Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I thank the Mover of this very important amendment Bill for recognizing that the involvement of the counties in the fight against this scourge of cancer has not been done for the last many years. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have heard the Mover and the Seconder of this Motion make very passionate presentations. One of the things that we must tell ourselves is that it is important to have good equipment for the diagnosis of cancer. That is a good step at the local level. The next step is to ask ourselves is once cancer has been diagnosed what can be done? What kind of treatment is available? Is it going to be a death sentence for everybody who is discovered to have cancer? There are many stories that are untold about cancer survivors and victors. Two of them are in this House; Sen. Mugo and Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve have gone public to say that they have survived the scourge of cancer by going through the right treatment. Prof. Anyang'- Nyong'o was also among the first leaders to go public on the same. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, what we need to do now to amplify is not just the diagnosis, but to tell people that it is possible to do early diagnosis and that the Government has provided mechanisms for successful treatment. Just like in the scourge of HIV/AIDS, in the past, one of the reasons why people never wanted to go and test whether they were HVI positive or not was because some feared that once you find it, you wait for the day to die. Now because there is hope and treatment, many people are willing to go through the process of diagnosis of whether or not they are HIV positive. The same way we must, first of all, provide mechanisms for treating persons who have found to have cancer or whatever kind of tumours as a country. How is that going to be possible? It is only through universal healthcare. Universal healthcare means that it is possible for every citizen to get healthcare in this country. How can we guarantee this universal healthcare? We can do this by having universal health coverage. When you talk 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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