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    "id": 1081693,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Cherangany, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Joshua Kutuny",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Joshua Serem Kutuny",
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    "content": "(i) There is lack of legislative framework governing blood transfusion service in the country. This, therefore, compromises the safety, quality and availability of blood in the country. (ii) The Kenya National Blood Transfusion Service as currently constituted is in a dire state which includes all its six regional blood transfusion centres and satellite centres. The centres are in a very bad state, lack enough personnel, operational support, transport, reagents and other materials and donors withdrawing their support. (iii) KNBTS is currently, operating at 25 per cent of its staff establishment with only 144 staff against a need of 600 staff. (iv) Due to bureaucracy, the service is facing prolonged delays in procurement of essential items to assist blood donations, drive and screening. (v) Annually, the country requires at least 500,000 units of blood. However, due to bureaucracy and inefficiency in KNBTS, the service collected only 93,000 units of blood out of the required 500,000 units. (vi) KNBTS in its 33 sites in the country including the eight regional sites has only 10 motor vehicles majority of which are grounded due to lack of funds to service them impending collection of blood donations. (vii) The currently computerised blood management system is down due to non-payment of software licences. (viii) There are two cold rooms for blood storage that are not operational in the country due to breakdown and lack of service. (ix) There is an ongoing effort to privatise blood management services in Mama Lucy Hospital to a Nigerian outfit, Life Bank. This is part of the observations that the Committee found during the ongoing programmes. Therefore, the Bill seeks to: 1. Establish the Kenya National Blood Transfusion Service as an autonomous centrally coordinated entity to carry out its mandate effectively and eliminate unnecessary bureaucracies. 2. Improve capacity in the National Blood Transfusion Service by ensuring that they maximise the utilisation of all blood components by being able to separate the various components within a blood sample. 3. Provide for the role of county governments in blood transfusion in terms of liaising and cooperation with the Service in activities related to blood transfusion. 4. Provide for blood donor management which includes eligibility of a blood donor as well as the need for education, mobilisation and recruitment of blood donors. 5. Provide for the collection, testing, utilisation and disposal of blood and blood products. 6. Provide for the rights and responsibilities of blood donors by providing for the right of information and consent, the duties of the donors as well as confidentiality requirement. 7. Provide for transitional provisions from the old service to the new service. 8. Provide for the offences related to blood and blood products as well as penalties for the various violations. Finally, the Committee will be proposing amendments to the Bill during the Committee of the whole House. 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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