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    "id": 1081781,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Suba North, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Odhiambo-Mabona",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 376,
        "legal_name": "Millie Grace Akoth Odhiambo Mabona",
        "slug": "millie-odhiambo-mabona"
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    "content": " Well, it is not too bad because he is raising a significant issue. He is saying that when we give our blood, we donate for free, but then for people who are getting it, they have to pay. Why should they pay when we have given our blood for free? So, I think this body must also take that into account. Thank you, Hon. Sankok, for informing me. I am glad with the person who drafted this Bill. From a governance perspective, they have put in very good standards. They are saying that recruitment should be open, transparent and competitive. I think that is very good because you can be open and not competitive, or you can be transparent but not competitive. I want to congratulate the drafter for ensuring and factoring in gender inclusion in the board. Perhaps, the people we have not been kind to is the youth. We hope the Committee will mainstream them. I have noticed that counties are being encouraged to do one or two things. I wish these centres we are talking about would be available at the county level. All counties should be self- sufficient. I do not even know why we keep referring to the national Government for things that are missing when we have money. Sometimes the money delays the way it has now because of Exchequer issues. However, when they receive money, most countries should be self-sufficient now. We can do an amendment to ensure that all these centres that we are saying that would be added in the Schedule should be per county and not per Level 4 or Level 6 because this blood transfusion is needed at the county headquarters. This Bill also protects children. If a child is donating blood, a guardian must give consent. The first time I donated blood I was in Form Two and nobody advised me what it entailed. After donating, I was very happy, went to the field and started playing. That is the first time I fainted in my life. I had no clue that after donating blood, I was supposed to go and relax. Instead, I went to play. Suddenly, I was down. You may not know that you have a condition and you go to donate blood and you die. Your parents may know that, but not the school. So, the protection of children is very important. 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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