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    "id": 1006678,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Murang’a CWR, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Sabina Chege",
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        "legal_name": "Sabina Wanjiru Chege",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I want to support and thank the Chairperson of the Budget and Appropriations Committee and his team for giving the Principal Secretary for Health a chance to appear before them for clarity. I also want to assure the Members of this House that the money that was ring-fenced by Parliament is still safe. You will notice that the Kshs2 billion that we are reallocating was meant for human resource. It is good for Members to know that when the Government gave governors the opportunity to employ, some county governments still lag behind. In the fight against COVID-19, we have to work closely with the county governments. Last week, I tabled a breakdown of the amount of money that has gone to the various counties. It is important that Members find out what has been done by their county governments. As we fight COVID-19, we really have to support people in the grassroots. As we support the allocation to KMTC, a majority of the people who were taken into quarantine had come from abroad and the assumption of the Government was that they could pay the Kshs2,000 that was being asked by the facilities. But when some of them tested positive The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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