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    "id": 1284464,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1284464/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cheruiyot",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Majority Leader",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 13165,
        "legal_name": "Aaron Kipkirui Cheruiyot",
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    "content": "THAT, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order No.139, the Senate resolves to reduce the publication period of the following Bills that were published on 15th September, 2023, from 14 days to four days. (i)The Facilities Improvement Financing Bill, Senate Bills No.43 of 2023; and, (ii) The Primary Health Care Bill, Senate Bills No.44 of 2023. Mr. Speaker, Sir, this is a procedural Motion that seeks the indulgence of the House that we reduce the publication period of these particular Bills because they are of an urgent nature. You appreciate that health is a devolved function. There has been a conversation about the place of county governments Universal Health Coverage (UHC). I have confirmed with the Chair and Members of the Senate Standing Committee on Health that they had extensive conversations about these four Bills. Two have begun in the National Assembly and two are beginning in the Senate. This is so that getting to the second quarter of the financial year in our county assemblies, our counties can streamline their operations with UHC. I find the reasons given justified, both from the National and the county governments. Therefore, I request that the House agrees that the Committee on Health considers this Bill within that specified period. The beauty of this is that they will do public participation in Turkana County, which is quite important because it is one of the affected counties that need UHC. With those many remarks, I beg to move and request the Senate Minority Leader to second."
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