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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cheptumo",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "William Cheptumo Kipkiror",
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    "content": "I am informing everybody in the House. For those who know, I confirm. It is important to do that. Let me refer to Clause 9 of this Bill. It talks about the recruitment of community health promoters. These are the same people who are currently called community health volunteers. In this Bill, they will now be referred to as community health promoters. He also raised a very critical point. How shall we ensure that the current community health volunteers will also be retained as promoters under this law? It is really a good point. Clause 9 (1) states that- “A community health promoter shall be selected by the community through a public participation forum and appointed by the county government.” This takes us back to what Sen. Mungatana said. What is the nature of this public participation? Remember, you and I tried to pass a law on public participation in the last Parliament. Up to today, there is no single statute in the country that guides the process of public participation. In the 12th or 13th Parliament, hon. Wamalwa tried. My Committee on Justice Legal Affairs and Human Rights (JLAC) Committee tried our best, but we adjourned before we passed that law. Therefore, who or what is going to guide the process of public participation? Sen. Mungatana’s argument is really important. Therefore, there is a need to define the context of public participation in Clause 9. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, if you go to part (f) of Clause 9 (2) it states that- “A person qualifies for selection and appointment as a community health promoter under subsection (1) if the person-"
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