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    "id": 98694,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Dr. Eseli",
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        "legal_name": "David Eseli Simiyu",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I think when we are talking about fine- tuning this Bill, it will be important to remember that we have a Malaria Control Act dating back from the colonial days; 1920s which we have virtually just appended on the part of putting up an institute. We need to harmonize that so that that old Act that came in the 1920s synchronizes well with the idea of having an institute. So, while I second this Motion, I still realize that we still have a long way to go to be able to fine-tune this Bill to make it more responsive to our needs. This is because, as the Mover said, the way malaria is behaving these days is very different. It seems to be also evolving and part of its evolution, I think the people who have dealt with climate change will be able to explain it better is because of the change in climate. Even in areas where the mosquitoes were not breeding, they are now breeding very well. When I say that, we need to realize that the Third World of Africa is a very good incubator for all manner of bacteria and pests because of our conducive temperatures. Our temperatures actually encourage growth of all manner of bacteria and that is why you will find that most of the diseases in Africa are communicable diseases either by certain types of microorganisms because our climate actually encourages the growth of most of these bugs. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, so, you will find that with climate change, even in areas which were the highlands, where you did not expect transmission in the course of a year or a decade, now it is almost turning to be endemic because of the"
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