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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Tabitha Mutinda",
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    "content": "We have companies that are offering the same, but coming from a national outlook whereby these services now would be also offered within our local hospitals, it is the way to go. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I also do not want to leave what my colleague Sen. Kibwana has pointed out in terms of the medical tourism. I do highly support and believe her point of trying to have more input in this very passionate Bill that she had put a lot of input. I am happy and I want to really appreciate your maturity, leadership and wisdom in terms of how you responded to this issue. I know and I am very happy to note that you had this Bill not just for yourself, but for the benefit of the people of this country. Therefore, for the maturity and leadership that you have shown, I applaud you for that. I want to support what she talks about, the medical tourism factor. Most of us are privileged as Members of Parliament to be able to have access to medical services out of this country. It is always very important that the medical tourism factor applies at this particular point. We have private hospitals like Aga Khan. I am aware they also have a digital platform where all your medical records are stored. You are able to have them even in your phone because they have a very good App . So, this being extended to the Government institutions, then it is a way to go. Mr. Speaker, Sir, as Kenya Kwanza I want to note, we are also coming from a point where by the ICT Ministry has really focused on ensuring that there are more digital hubs and at the same time increasing the number of digital services in this country. When we started, we had about 320 digital services. As I speak, currently we are over 5,000 and our target is over 15,000. I believe this is one of the platforms that is going to ensure that we increase the digital services in this country. Mr. Speaker, Sir, where we are in terms of more technology and cost-cutting, as the Vice-Chairperson of the Committee on Finance and Budget, I am happy because this is one of the areas that that the Government would be able to cut cost in ensuring that the services are all in one space. On delivery of the services, the leadd time definitely will be shortened when we have this kind of service because it is all in one database. We urge the youth to come out and be able to get these opportunities to be able to participate and handle the digital space because they really fit well in it. I know moving forward, we are going to sort much more complicated medical issues that different hospitals have not been able to sort correctly because one has to move from one hospital to the other and yet you always have to start afresh as you do not have that information and---"
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