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    "id": 1143129,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1143129/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Samburu West, KANU",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Naisula Lesuuda",
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        "legal_name": "Naisula Lesuuda",
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    "content": "Just as it has been said by others, we cannot overemphasise the important role and work that community health workers play in our country. Just from the word “community”, these are the people who had direct access to the community. They go out of their way to reach people even in the remotest areas. I know for example how vast my county of Samburu is. But any other time you will always find a community health worker in the remotest village. They also have a personal touch with community members. Also, community health workers are people who actually do follow up. They follow up on our patients. Very important is what was said by my colleague, Hon. Kutuny. They even deal with issues to do with prevention, malnutrition, nutrition and how our children are fed. This also helps reduce issues to do with child mortality. So, we cannot overemphasise on issues to do with the role and the work that community health workers play in this country. Even when you look at people who have illnesses that need close follow up, for example tuberculosis and HIV, they follow up with them and have conversations with them. They even guide them. They ensure that they take their medication and even advise them on the diets they should have. So, we cannot overemphasise the importance of the community health workers. The importance and import of this Bill is to ensure that their welfare is taken care of and they are in a council. The dentists, doctors and pharmacists have a board but the community health workers have been forgotten. Therefore, Hon. Owino, this is important. We should make sure that we consider and ensure that the community health workers are taken care of in our communities."
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