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    "id": 1231835,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mandago",
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        "legal_name": "Kiplagat Jackson Mandago",
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    "content": "healthcare system respectively, the Committee sought for and obtained written submissions from the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection, the Council of Governance (CoG), the Salaries and Remission Commission (SRC), various health workers union and representatives of the Universal Health Coverage (UHC) contracted staff. From the above, the Committee held a consultative meeting with stakeholders on Thursday 21st and the sponsoring Senators were present. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I wish to also note, as the Chair of the Committee, that we are having issues. It is good that Cabinet Secretaries will now be summoned to come to the House. The Ministry of Health has not been cooperative. They have always preferred to send written statements after failing to attend meetings. As a Committee, we are going to take serious measures to ensure that is corrected and the Ministry appears before the Committee. Even when they make submissions, they also have to do it in time. It is imperative that the work of the Committee is taken seriously by Ministries. The Committee requested for and obtained additional information from KNH and Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH) with regards to the number of health workers that they lost to immigration. In conclusion, the Committee has concluded its consideration of the following Statements and adopted reports which are due for tabling in the House: (1) Statement by Sen. Kibwana on the circumstances that led to the death of Master Travis Maina at KNH; and, (2) Statement by Sen. Kibwana regarding the alleged medical negligence at Mama Lucy Kibaki Hospital (MLKH). On legislative proposals, Bills and Petitions, during the period under review, no Petitions, Bills or legislative proposals were referred to the Committee for consideration. However, by its own motion, the Committee has deliberated on priority legislation and has resolved to prioritize consideration of the following bills: (1) The Community Health Services Bill. (2) The County Health Facilities Improvement Fund Bill. (3) The County E-Health Bill. (4) The County Emergency Referral and Treatment Bill. Regarding the County Emergency Referral and Treatment Bill, as a Committee, we have observed from a number of complaints, that most of the facilities are in breach of the Constitution by asking for deposits even on emergency treatment cases. That is why, as a Committee, we have prioritized the County Emergency Referral and Treatment Bill. We have engaged various stakeholders. We have had meetings with the Kenya Network of Parliamentary Committees on Health and the East African Community on Global Fund Mission. We have also engaged stakeholders in the Public Health Committee Conference. The Committee was scheduled to hold its induction and work planning retreat in February, 2023. However, owing to the concurrent membership attendance by various Members of the Committee to the induction and the work planning retreat, the approved dates stood to be affected by conflicting schedules with other Committees."
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