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    "id": 1081771,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Suba North, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Odhiambo-Mabona",
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        "legal_name": "Millie Grace Akoth Odhiambo Mabona",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker for giving me this opportunity. I stand to support. This is a Bill that is timely. Very recently, about a year or two ago, I had a niece who was sick with Leukemia at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH). At some point, we were asked to go and donate blood. Many people came forward to donate blood. It was, however, a challenge for the blood to reach her. The KNH shared with me the challenges that they are facing and, unfortunately, she eventually died. One thing was clear: that we need a well-managed body to ensure that when people donate blood, it reaches the intended individuals. Hon. Baya narrated how they lost a woman who was having a baby. For women, given their reproductive health issues, it is important we have blood available for them. Sometimes, when they deliver it does not go as planned. They need blood transfusion very quickly. We have many people suffering from different conditions who rely on blood donation. If we do not manage our own systems well, then it becomes a challenge. It is embarrassing that as a country we are still relying on foreign donations when it comes to addressing diseases that we frequently deal with. We must prioritise financing health, including blood donations. I sit in the Budget and Appropriations Committee and this is one of the things I have said many times. There are things that we should know. It is even embarrassing. Even if you look at how we budget in our own families, you have money to buy a television, but no money to buy food. I mean, you must be having a problem. If you have money to buy a car, but none for healthcare or rent, then there is a problem. So, there is a general problem with our own budgeting system. Parliament has greater power in the budgeting process. We need to make sure that the international standards that we adhere to as a country, we conform to them. We must take 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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