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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cheruiyot",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Majority Leader",
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        "legal_name": "Aaron Kipkirui Cheruiyot",
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    "content": " Sen. Sifuna, we have said ‘Amen.’ For us, Christians, we say you first confess, then you possess. There is such a theory. I am happy that Sen. Sifuna has confessed, all that is left is for him to now possess. Madam Temporary Speaker, not to lose the points, is that our CHP in Turkana County will receive equal training, just like any CHP in all parts of the country. What may vary is the number of homes that they will be taking care of, of course, because of the pressures of population. Therefore, when we focus on prevention, early intervention, and holistic care, it improves an individual’s well-being. It also reduces the overall burden on healthcare system and resources. It fosters community-centred patient provider relationship. It addresses the health disparities and promotes cost-effective health delivery. Why cost effective? I explained earlier and I repeat for my colleagues to understand. When we wait and intervene a bit late in the day, it becomes more expensive. If you had a community health promoter, which is part of the officers or army that will roll out this programme of primary healthcare, they would guide and provide the necessary information. They also test citizens early in advance and give them the early warnings on lifestyle; change of certain cultures, so that people can live healthy lives. Studies have been done and show that when you invest more in your primary healthcare, eventually, your overall budget spent as a country goes down. This is because you have very little to spent at secondary level, which is extremely more expensive than a primary healthcare. For example, in the present, Kenyans spend in excess of Kshs4 billion to Kshs500 billion annually on medical care. This is when you cumulatively put together both private and public health facilities. If we were to spend our time and energy building a resilient primary healthcare system, which is the object and the organ of this Bill, the Bill will tremendously reduce. There are facts to support this. I have seen amendments that have come from Kenya Medical Practitioners Pharmacist Dentist Union (KMPDU) who are in support of this proposal and other stakeholders that sent in their views on the Bill. It is Part of the report that has been tabled this afternoon, appreciating that this is long overdue. We should have done this from 1963 and Kenya would have been perhaps a better place than it is. For this reason, the importance of the Bill can never be gainsaid and, therefore, this Bill is proposing the establishment of Primary Healthcare Advisory Council that advises national Government and county governments on implementation of primary healthcare. It tests the systems, ensuring information exchange and transfer; seeing what has worked and what has not, and making it better. 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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