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    "id": 719784,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Wakhungu",
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        "legal_name": "Chrisantus Wamalwa Wakhungu",
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    "content": "counties; the youth who did not qualify to go to higher levels of learning can be absorbed at those village polytechnics and be self-employed. It is a wonderful idea. I want to mention something about the Level 5 hospitals. In this country, Level 5 hospitals were based on the former provinces. Each province has one Level 5 hospital. I am told there is one in Garissa. In Eastern Province they are advantaged with two: one in Machakos and another one in Embu. Those facilities host patients from other counties. They are given money. To my recollection, this money is given every financial year. We need to know: What are some of the tangible things on the ground that have improved these facilities? We do not want to allocate this money yet we are told that a lot of money is going into people’s pockets. This money is very important because we have these critical hospitals at a higher level where people from other counties cross over to those counties because they have better facilities in terms of health care. Another issue is about leasing of medical equipment. Much as we know very well that health is a devolved function, leasing of medical equipment is done by the national Government. Why is the national Government doing this? Up to now, I have not seen any leasing policy. Governors have worked under duress and have been forced to accept that equipment. Hon. Deputy Speaker, I pray for you to be the Governor of Bomet. We should question why that amount of money is not being allocated to the county government so that it can take care of that. Why is the national Government taking care of a devolved function? Things are not adding up. There is a catch somewhere. These governors are being forced to accept that leased equipment which cannot operate without human resource. That is why we are calling upon the national Government, the county government and the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) to come together and resolve this issue of the doctors’ strike because Kenyans are dying. For how long are Kenyans going to die? Even right now when it comes to voter registration, we are having a lot of voter apathy because of the doctors’ strike. People are taking care of their sick parents and friends, so, they cannot reach polling centres. It is, indeed, important that the doctors’ strike should not be taken lightly. It has to be resolved."
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