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    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve",
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        "legal_name": "Getrude Musuruve Inimah",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg your indulgence. I was giving an empirical evidence of what I have seen. Just kindly allow me. When it comes to the issue of drugs provision, I call upon the county executives to ensure that all those small hospitals that are closer to wananchi are maintained and that there are drugs and personnel. Some of these hospitals are not managing the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF). When the money is paid, they cannot manage and it has to go back to the county executives. We must protect every Kenyan. We must ensure that that Kenyans in Baringo, Kitui, Lugari, Lumakanda, Lwandeti and anywhere else get services because their future lies in what we say as the Senate. We must say the right thing to ensure service delivery to the common man. When mothers go to give birth, it is honourable to ensure that there are drugs. They should not end up dying simply because of lack of drugs and the right medics to take care of them. There are many mothers who give birth by the roadside. That should be a thing of the past. Hospitals must have ambulances. Emergency treatment needs to be factored in. In many hospitals in Nairobi, if there is an emergency case, there is an emergency room where patients are attended to. Drugs are also there for emergency cases. However, when you go to most rural parts of Kenya, that is not the case. When you enter the gate, there is already a question mark. You can tell that no life can be saved. We must get out of the issue of not taking care of patients. We need Kenyans who are healthy. For a healthy nation, we need everyone to be healthy. I would also like to have residents of Lugari who are healthy, so that they can participate in the development of this country."
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