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    "id": 962524,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/962524/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Runyenjes, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Eric Njiru",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Eric Muchangi Njiru",
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    "content": "I said in this House that the greatest gift that a person can have in life is good health. It is better to be healthy than wealthy. I wish to support this Motion on provision of free screening for cervical cancer to the women in this country. Statistics show that cervical cancer is one type of cancer that is causing many deaths in this country. Research has indicated that we can prevent up to 75 per cent of women from developing cancer in their bodies, if screening is done right on time. Unfortunately, it has become extremely difficult for the majority of women, especially those who live in rural areas and those who are not in places where they can get information on screening. I wish to join Hon. Tecla Tum in urging the Ministry of Health to offer free screening for cervical cancer, so that majority of our women in this country can get a platform to get more information and be screened for this deadly disease. As we do this, it is also important for us to remember that it is not the only type of cancer that is causing death in this country. We have prostate cancer which is so common now in men and throat cancer. It is important for the Ministry of Health and even the county governments to invest more of their resources in this area of combating the disease."
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