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    "content": "specific statistics that are applicable to the functions of county governments. For example, it is important for counties to know the number of dogs in that county. This is because in Paragraph 2 of the Fourth Schedule, burying dead dogs is a function of the county government. In most cases, we ignore that that is a serious matter when it comes to public health. Public health is very key to take statistics on the number of cats and dogs in people’s houses and if they have been vaccinated. Suppose they bite someone, are they likely to transmit diseases? Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, we are dealing with counties with livestock. How many livestock are in Samburu County? How much money will be needed for vaccination in Laikipia County where Sen. G.G, Kariuki comes from or Elgeyo- Marakwet and Baringo counties where there is more or less pastoral life? Also, how many livestock are operating within a particular area and how many move from one place to another? These are specific planning statistics or information necessary for a county to plan. When you talk about health being devolved, most of the time, we discuss about hardware. All the time, people talk about health, they say that the hospital has been painted and the machines have been provided. I decided to do something which is not permanent; that is screening of expectant mothers by working with well-wishers and some people who donated funds through the staff in my office. We are working with the county government to help our people to be screened. In the first three places that they have gone to so far, they found five mothers who have serious complications that require referrals and tender care. That should be done so that by the time they give birth, we do not lose the mother and the child. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, statistics need to be collected. How many mothers go to hospitals prior to giving birth in hospitals? The Jubilee Government policy at the national level is that every expectant mother should have an opportunity to give birth in a hospital. However, the question is not being asked whether there is a transition from the time they become expectant so that they are given prenatal care and whether there will be postnatal care. There should be prenatal care because you cannot go to hospital at a time when it is not possible to salvage the life of the child. Therefore, statistics play a key role in terms of identifying behaviours, roles and things that should be done by counties. There is also a reason why statistics must be gathered by county governments. I suppose that the statistics they will be collecting will be necessary for the delivery of the devolved function so that you give people proper information. More often than not, you will go home and hear people say tumewapatia bursary but how many children benefit and how sustainable is it? I am sure you might have had an opportunity in 2009 to experience the issue of census. I worked as a census clerk in 1999 and the information we collected was a lot and that information is somewhere in the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS). If you want to access that information to do development in Turkana, it is not that easy. Maybe it would be easier if counties had an office for collecting information. In that case, you can easily get information Turkana County, for example, interpret the data so that the needs of every village and ward are taken care of based on specific statistics. It should not be that the role of the county statistics board and the county statistics office is always The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate"
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