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    "speaker_name": "Embu County, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Pamela Njeru",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for the opportunity. I also rise to add my voice to this important Motion that has been brought to the House by Hon. Waithaka. I wish to state that it is the right of every person to access good healthcare. When we talk about this Motion on National Policy on Deworming of School Going Children, this is not only about the school going children, but even grown-ups and Members of this House. When was the last time you dewormed yourself? It is stated that both children and adults should, at least, deworm every six months. That is to say twice per year. When I stand to support this Motion, I know that as much as it is the right of every one of us to access good health care, the most vulnerable children are those in the rural areas, especially in the slums and very poor institutions. That notwithstanding, the issue of deworming cuts across. It is not a respecter of the poor or the rich. Our children whether in the rural areas, slums or in the villages, mingle with the upper-class children in their schools. They will also be affected. As we task the Government to ensure that this programme is rolled out in our schools, we also need to have water in the schools so that there can be handwashing culture in our various schools whether in the rural or urban areas because the issue of deworming cuts across. I know failure to deworm leads to poor concentration in school. Their feeding, immunity and nutritional uptake will be compromised. I want to support this Motion by stating that the Government should set aside some budget to ensure this deworming exercise is carried out across all the primary schools in the country. In our homes as parents, we need to take the first responsibility to ensure that our children and our parents go through deworming exercise, at least, after every six months. As I finish, Hon. Temporary Speaker, I want to state that the Deputy President yesterday in Sagana State Lodge indicated the need to incorporate community health frontiers. When this programme is rolled out, it can help in the villages to administer deworming. Therefore, I wish to support this Motion on this programme of deworming to be established through the Ministry of Health and to be rolled in our schools. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I support."
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