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    "id": 1239624,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Olekina",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 407,
        "legal_name": "Ledama Olekina",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the reason I am smiling is because this is one of the most controversial programmes in the history of healthcare in this country. In the last Senate, we delved into this matter. We set up an Ad-Hoc Committee, I believe to investigate on the MES scheme. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we travelled to different parts of this country. We were not travelling using the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR). People who travel via SGR are denied an opportunity to carry miraa or alcohol. This is a serious matter, which I wanted to comment on. I wish we review those policies because SGR is being paid for by taxpayers’ money. Earlier on, I commended and thanked you for bringing that Statement on behalf of the people who are being curtailed and refused to live their life in public transportation. As I comment on this Statement, I really hope – and I say this with a lot of humility – that we must deal with this. The Medical Equipment Scheme (MES) is controlled by a cabal or cartel. They are people who have invested billions of shillings in this industry. They have used their brains to go to countries abroad and sign deals with the manufactures. I thank Sen. Kibwana for bringing up this matter again. However, I invite my dear sister to go to the research office here and collect the bundles of reports that we went through when investigating MES. This is a crazy scandal. Maybe now that we have a change of guard, things might be dealt with differently. There was a lot of interest in that matter. What annoys and makes my heart bleed is the fact that during the Division of Revenue, we set aside money to promote healthcare in our hospitals. However, people’s health is used as a means to enrich a few individuals. That is really saddening. In Isiolo and the Archers Post in Samburu County, the medical equipment is stashed somewhere because the healthcare facilities do not have electricity. Some of these equipment requires three-phase power and there is no electricity."
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