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    "id": 1239619,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1239619/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Kibwana",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 277,
        "legal_name": "Kibwana Kivutha",
        "slug": "kibwana-kivutha"
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I rise, pursuant to Standing Order 53(1), to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Health regarding the status of the multibillion-shilling Medical Equipment Services (MES) leased to the counties. In the Statement, the Committee should- (1) provide an update on the status of the multibillion-shilling Medical Equipment Services (MES) leased to counties, detailing the terms of the contract the government signed on behalf of counties, stating the amount that was agreed upon and the amount paid since project inception; (2) disclose whether the project was tendered, stating who bid and who won the bid, the cost of the award and further disclose the contracts each county signed; (3) state the number of equipment delivered and installed in each of the counties; (4) shed light on alleged reports of a Government's decision to abandon the project, stating the implications of this decision on the provision of specialised healthcare services, providing the criteria used in arriving at the said decision; (5) disclose the state of Kshs5.8 billion that had been allocated for the project, detailing how the funds will now be utilised in light of the reports to abandon the project; (6) disclose the particulars overpayment of Kshs3.6 billion disbursed between July and August 2022, disclosing the company it was paid to and for which equipment per county; (7) disclose the anticipated cost of leasing the equipment per county per month, since the initial value was decided based on a group of counties, giving the criteria for the basis; and, (8) ascertain the viability of counties to engage with the contractors individually, stating whether this engagement threatens the continuity of the project. I thank you."
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