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    "id": 1286197,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1286197/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Nyamu",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 738,
        "legal_name": "Rose Nyamunga Ogendo",
        "slug": "rose-nyamunga-ogendo"
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    "content": "It is unfortunate and disheartening that since the health function was devolved 10 years ago, our people on the ground are still suffering the wrath of poor health services and facilities despite being charged a lot for these services. One of the main contributors to poor services is facilities are unable to spend money they collect at source yet; it gets lost in county coffers because of mismanagement. If this law passes, health facilities will be able to deal with their own unique challenges at the facility level. We do not need to have a uniform solution yet each facility has its own unique challenges. I have heard some of my colleagues strongly opposing this legislation. We should ask if this is good legislation, which it is. Can we improve on it? Yes, we can on areas of accountability and those that ensure that every shilling collected is dealing with urgent matters such as services and equipment. As my colleague, Senator of Kiambu County, mentioned before, when you collect and plan for this money yourself, it is going to stimulate revenue collection. This will lead to improved facilities. The beneficiaries of all this are the wananchi, the persons whom devolution is meant to benefit. With those few remarks, I support. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard Services,Senate."
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