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    "id": 1012963,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1012963/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Sakaja",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13131,
        "legal_name": "Johnson Arthur Sakaja",
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    "content": "I advocate and urge the county assemblies as they are budgeting because we are able to do Kshs19 billion the next financial year--- For the Kshs19 billion that is coming to Nairobi City County, set aside Kshs1 billion for CHVs. I have seen and interacted with them especially the ones in Mutu-ini, Dagoretti South, Roysambu, Kibera, Mathare, Mowlem, Embakasi and Pipeline they know what the health challenges are in every part of my county. I am pushing that we set aside a Kshs19 billion from the additional because we were only going to get Kshs100 million. Now we have Kshs3 billion more. Just set aside Kshs1billion can help us reduce even how much we are spending on Mbagathi Hospital, Mama Lucy and those around this city in the sub counties. We have seen how they helped in reproductive and maternal healthcare. Many of the mothers sometimes comes unexpectedly especially when there is no elective caesarian being planned. Many of them have had to deliver at home. It is these CHVs who have been able to assist. They have been able to bring down the numbers in the spread of Tuberculosis (TB) and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). This is one area where many parts of our country have performed well with only a few lagging behind for different reasons. It is CHVs who have been able to sensitize the community, helped people understand what they need to do and reduce the spread of these diseases. This Bill talks about proper structured supervision and support through deployment of sufficient community health assistants in planning interventions. These CHVs are not just workers. They need to be engaged in planning interventions because of the information and knowledge they have of communities. This is because this country is built from the family to the community and then to the larger society. The wealth of information they have on the community does not go hand in hand with the manner in which we have been able to provide for them. We are opening schools. I expected the Chair of the Senate Committee on Education who is sitting next to me to give us a Statement on the announcement we have heard. This is because children have been at home for a long time. Many of them and even teachers need some support including psychosocial. People have lost loved ones and families have lost livelihoods. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
}