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    "id": 1229185,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1229185/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Prof.) Kamar",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 33,
        "legal_name": "Margaret Jepkoech Kamar",
        "slug": "margaret-kamar"
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    "content": "and she was told to go and buy very basic things. This means that even accessing proper healthcare in our county hospitals is still a challenge. In the Constitution, we are talking of the highest attainable standards of health that we can give our people. We should concentrate and focus on what this Bill is saying. We should focus our strategic plans to answer to the basic socio-economic rights of Kenyans because we have enough resources. I do not want to say that resources are not enough. What this Senate sent to our counties should be enough for that. It is upon the governors to start changing the direction of development. It does not help you to have a road without a small maternity wing in every health centre. We have lost mothers. We also have children who have never been seen by nurses or clinicians, just because of lack of a dispensary near a family. If a family cannot afford food, how can they afford transport to take a child to a clinic? We know the hierarchy of needs; people look for basic things first. This law is going to change how we behave and prioritise as a nation. We must ensure that basic things that our people require are not only available, but also accessible. If you look at the map of this country, you will see a lot of imbalances. As we are talking about basic nutrition for children, there are people in some corners of this country who do not discuss about nutrition any more because they have enough food. However, lack of distribution of food to other areas that do not produce is causing a lot of imbalance in the way we raise our children. I remember a colleague saying that if you go to Kakamega or Bungoma, any plant you find is food because they are very productive parts of this country. You will get"
}