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    "id": 1143418,
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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",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I had indicated that I support the Health Laws (Amendment) Bill, but I will be supporting it with proposed amendments by the Committee. I had indicated some of the reasons why I was supporting the Bill. The Bill seeks to amend 17 pieces of legislation relating to the health sector and they include: a) The Pharmacy and Poisons Act; b) The Mental Health Act; c) The Medical Practitioners and Dentists Act; d) The Nurses Act; e) Kenya Medical Training College Act; f) The National Hospital Insurance Fund Act; g) The Medical Laboratory Technicians and Technologists Act; h) Tobacco Control Act; i) The Nutritionists and Dieticians Act; j) Cancer Prevention and Control Act; k) The Public Health Officers Training, Registration and Licensing Act; l) The Kenya Medical Supplies Authority Act; m) The Counsellors and Psychologists Act; n) The Physiotherapists Act; o) The Health Records and Information Managers Act; p) The Clinical Officers Training, Registration and Licensing Act; and q) The Health Act. The Bill seeks to have a wide ranging amendments on these laws relating to health policy to improve efficiency, service delivery, realisation of the Universal Health Coverage and the Big Four Agenda in line with the Constitution, the Health Act and the Mwongozo Code of Governance for State Corporations. Some of the things that stand out in the Report of the Committee that need to be looked into is that we will go back to the old ways because the departments are top-heavy. In many State departments, Principal Secretaries make up almost 70 per cent of the staff. Some of the agencies that were there before, like the civil society and faith-based organisations have been removed. That takes away the voice of the public which the Constitution requires. It also takes away some element of self-regulation within those sectors. Thirdly, the other issue of concern to me is the Mwongozo Code of Governance. Sometimes you need to ask what came before - the chicken or the egg. I cannot remember whether 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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