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    "id": 1286054,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1286054/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mandago",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13577,
        "legal_name": "Kiplagat Jackson Mandago",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I was saying that this Bill is very critical for the rolling out of UHC. Our facilities have had challenges in the past. I agree with the Senate Majority Leader that speaking from experience and having served as Governor just like the Speaker, the requirement of putting all the revenue from our facilities to the CRF, then requisitioning through the normal requisition process and making it available to facilities was curtailing service delivery especially addressing procurement of consumables which would otherwise be required on an emergency basis. This Bill provides for facilities to retain not only the revenues they generate but also makes provision for development partners and donors to also put in resources directly to facilities. Previously the county governments were asked by development partners to open special purpose accounts where donor funds could be sent to the counties. The counties would then be required to ask the facilities to open bank accounts. Counties would again from the Chief Officer (CO) Finance send the money to those bank accounts at the facilities. This Bill is going to shorten the process and avail this money at the facility level. This means that whenever a facility runs short of commodities or drugs, they can procure on an emergency basis because of the availability of resources. Our facilities are going to be improved considering there has been a decline in terms of financing and resourcing these facilities. Through the facilities committee, this Bill---"
}