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    "id": 118182,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Prof. Anyang’-Nyong’o",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Peter Anyang' Nyong'o",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the issue that the hon. Member has raised is very genuine and I think very sincere. It is upon us in Government to have this dialogue and ensure that these resources are used for added value. If we are going to have one centre of excellence in a constituency, it should be at a level that will add value to health delivery system in that constituency. The answer I have given to Members of Parliament, who have come to me about this issue, is that we should approach both the Ministry of Finance, which is responsible for the ESP, and the Ministry of Public Health and Sanitations to have a decent compromise. Indeed, in his case, Githongo Hospital, which has been upgraded to a sub-district hospital and still has many other facilities lacking, it would add value if the Kshs20 million is used to consolidate the development of that hospital instead of it being spent in another health centre where even more resources would be necessary to have effective services delivered. So, I will have dialogue with my colleague in the Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation, and see that we serve Kenyans better by responding to every particular specific situation according to the requirements of that situation, and we do not impose services in situations where what we impose may not necessarily add value to health delivery systems in an area."
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