{"id":1242582,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1242582/?format=json","text_counter":64,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Sen. Cheruiyot","speaker_title":"The Senate Majority Leader","speaker":{"id":13165,"legal_name":"Aaron Kipkirui Cheruiyot","slug":"aaron-cheruiyot"},"content":" Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am forewarned that Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale is planning to do something. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, my attention was drawn to this Statement by my friend, Sen. Joe Nyutu, on something I have just read on social media about what happened to the gentleman. I do not know if he is a lawyer, but he is from Murang’a County. There has been a discussion about county health facilities. Presently, there is a debate, but I do not know where it emanated from, that county governments are unable to run health facilities and that the function should be taken back to the national Government. Others hold a different view. When I was in my office early this morning, some medical practitioners issued a statement from Uasin Gishu asking the national Government to take up health facilities and"}