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    "id": 1014105,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1014105/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve",
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        "legal_name": "Getrude Musuruve Inimah",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, thank you for giving me this opportunity to support this important Bill by Sen. (Dr.) Zani. Kenya as a country is among the state parties that signed the Abuja Declaration. It was very clear that all the state parties that signed and ratified the convention agreed to set aside 15 per cent of their national annual revenue to health. This Bill is timely and will assist us to actualise the Abuja Declaration. With regard to other international declarations, in 1978, Kenya signed the Alma- Ata Declaration, which gave the mandate of healthcare to the common man. Health service was not only left to individual responsibility, but also collective responsibility. When this Bill is enacted into law, it will obligate the national Government to implement the Abuja Declaration. When Kenya signed it, it is bound by international law. Therefore, the national Government will work with the county governments to provide health services to our people. As the Senate, one of our greatest mandates is to ensure service delivery to the counties. This Bill provides a framework for collaboration. At the top, the national Government is involved in terms of policy formulation and technical assistance. All these will cascade to the county governments. Once this Bill becomes law, we will not have issues of disparity in terms of healthcare. There are some counties where you will find having ambulances and maternity wings that are full-fledged. However, in some counties, patients are sharing beds. I am also aware in Pumwani Maternity Hospital patients are sharing beds. When this Bill becomes law, county governments will commit some resources to the health sector. Madam Temporary Speaker, this Bill involves the Ministry of Health, which is cognizant of the importance of community health workers. Community health workers do a lot at county levels. Unfortunately, they are not recognized. They are not paid and just do it voluntarily. They are known in the villages. For instance, if a woman is in labour and about to give birth, there is a community health worker who will be called instantly to assist her to deliver."
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