Entry Instance

HTTP 200 OK
Allow: GET, PUT, PATCH, DELETE, HEAD, OPTIONS
Content-Type: application/json
Vary: Accept

{
    "id": 927066,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/927066/?format=api",
    "text_counter": 312,
    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Shiyonga",
    "speaker_title": "",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 13181,
        "legal_name": "Masitsa Naomi Shiyonga",
        "slug": "masitsa-naomi-shiyonga"
    },
    "content": "friends and relatives. For the shortest time that I knew the late hon. (Dr.) Laboso, I admired all that she did as a woman leader in the political world. I will miss a friend, a leader and companion. I stand here because the late hon. Okoth was a Member of my political party, and we shared a lot despite his sickness. I want to say that 26th and 29th of this month, happened to be two dark days in our lives, especially as leaders. We lost leaders from whom we were expecting a lot. May the Lord Almighty God rest their souls in eternal peace. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, moving straight to this Bill, I want to support the proposed amendments by adding that raising public awareness on cancer is very important. This will enable our Members to visit health facilities at the earliest opportunity. It is not only the prominent personalities that are affected by this disease, but everyone is exposed and is at risk of having cancer. It is true that cancer treatment is expensive in terms of the palliative care, treatment and time taken. It is high time Kenya, through the Ministry of Education, took its preventive measures as a first score in preventing this condition. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, capacity building, especially of our health care workers in this field is important. This is especially when it comes to detection and taking care of patients, as my colleagues have said. We are talking about a condition that is brought about by so many factors that affect health, including importation of artificial goods, preservation of foodstuff and even climate change. All these are factors that increase the risk of cancer in our bodies. It is high time Kenya changed its parameters of how it can prevent, fight and take care of those already affected by cancer. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we are losing so many Kenyans, and just pronouncing or saying that cancer should be declared a national disaster is not enough. We need to also look at how many resources are being allocated, putting into consideration that healthcare or health services have been devolved. How much will we allocate despite us purchasing very relevant equipment? How much are we going to put into capacity building and equipment that will detect the most current cancers in the world or in our country? It is, therefore, my appeal that the Senate, works around making sure that this Bill is adopted to fast-track what is needed to go into this Bill, so that we can save Kenyans. This is because it is a time-bomb that we are sitting on as Kenyans, especially when we talk about people losing their lives as a result of cancer and not doing the much that is needed. Thank you. I support."
}