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    "id": 928604,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/928604/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Eng.) Mahamud",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Mohammed Maalim Mahamud",
        "slug": "mohammed-mahamud"
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    "content": "interest in it. Even if it is prevalent as it is now, there are not enough facilities for you to practice and that is why people are not interested. It must be a compulsory course in universities that offer medicine like the University of Nairobi, Moi University and Kenyatta University. This course must be taught in medical training colleges in the country. Even nurses need training in oncology. There could be uncoordinated approach in terms of dealing with cancer. Many Kenyans today go to India, the United Kingdom and many countries for cancer treatment because we do not have the facilities and expertise. We do not even have the sensitization on what is available in our health facilities. Hospitals are very expensive. To treat a cancer patient today, you need at least Kshs350,000. That is a lot of money and Kenyans cannot afford. When you go to countries like India, most hospitals there, I am told cater for all levels of society. They cater for the rich, middle income and poor people. They have a way of catering for them. This country must get its priorities right. I think we are getting our priorities wrong. Kenyans are dying of diseases that can be treated if detected. We are getting the famous medical equipment kits which have been dumped all over this country, but do not help our people. Yes, a few of them are doing a good. However, this equipment was not properly coordinated and sorted out. The thinking was more on the contracting bit of it, and not what it can do for this country. We must target our medical approach. We must properly target it, so that we help Kenyans to come out of this serious menace of cancer. If detected early, cancer can be treated. We should not have situations where it reaches stage four making people to be subjected to both radiotherapy and chemotherapy because they are painful. When cancer is at stage four, you are required to undergo physiotherapy and chemotherapy simultaneously."
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