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    "id": 1016176,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Dullo",
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        "legal_name": "Dullo Fatuma Adan",
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    "content": "Project. In the event that the contract is not extended, there needs to be a post-MES strategy, so that the investment does not go to waste. Accordingly, the Committee recommends that an audit be undertaken and a fresh engagement commenced in order to streamline the national Government and county governments, to analyze and formulate a way forward on the MES Project. In undertaking this audit, the Committee proposes the establishment of a multi- sectoral committee comprising a representative of the Ministry of Health (MOH), representation of the Council of Governors (CoG), a representative of the Pharmacy and Poisons Board (PPB), a representative of the Kenya Bureau of Standards (KeBS), a representative of the National Treasury, a representative of the Office of Auditor General (OAG), Department of Justice (DoJ ) and representatives of civil society groups operating in the health sector to undertake a valuation of the equipment supplied under MES Project, in order to validate the viability of the equipment in respect to the life cycle model in the contract and, at the end of the contractual term in 2022 and, advise on the way forward. The multi-sectoral committee should revert to the Senate within six months. Mr. Speaker, Sir, finally, the Committee during its investigation, established that the public bodies that are charged with checking that imported goods meet the safety and quality standards prescribed by legislation, failed to do so and thereby, putting the life of Kenyans at risk. In the circumstances, the Committee recommends that a thorough audit of the legal framework governing these bodies, including the PPB and the KeBS be undertaken with a view to strengthening the role of these institutions. Further, the Committee recommends the urgent operationalisation of the proposed single regulatory body provided for under Section 62 of the Health Act. The report is very long. What I am giving to the House is an overview of the Report. If you read through, the Report captures everything from the inception of the contract of the Managed Equipment Scheme (MES) up to the current status. I urge Members to look at the Report and read it properly because it is quite useful."
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