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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mwaruma",
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        "legal_name": "Johnes Mwashushe Mwaruma",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for this opportunity to contribute to the Facility Improvement Finance Bill. For starters, I am a strong proponent and supporter of devolution of health services. Before devolution most of the hospitals were in very deplorable conditions. However, after devolution, we have seen improvement in provision of health services, though we are not there yet. This Bill provides a mechanism for connection, retention, and management of funds. After this Bill is enacted, there will be attendant regulations that will stipulate clearly how the money will be collected, retained and how purchase of both pharmaceuticals and non-pharmaceuticals will be done. It is really disheartening that hospitals are collecting funds from patients and the funds are swept to the County Revenue Fund (CRF) accounts. It then takes an extremely long time for the funds to come back to the hospitals to purchase drugs and non- pharmaceuticals. This Bill is fashioned to cure that. It is very sad to note that when our mothers go to maternity, they have to carry their own gloves because the funds have been swept to CRF account, and we have to go through procedures of budgeting and procurement. The passage of this Bill will ensure that the pharmaceuticals and non- pharmaceuticals are readily available. This is not to say that the provisions of the Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Act should not be followed; they should. Previously, most counties were averse to enacting this Bill. In the second generation formula for sharing revenue, there was a parameter that was known as fiscal responsibility. For you to gain from fiscal responsibility, the first factor that was looked at was the amount of money you raise under own-source revenue. The second factor that the Commission for Revenue Allocation (CRA) was looking at was how prudent you have used your funds in terms of the Auditor-General’s opinion. Most counties swept all the 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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