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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Tigania West, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr) John K. Mutunga",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to contribute to this Bill. Healthcare costs are punitive, especially for those holding elective offices in this country. I think it will be most welcome if there is any mechanism to relieve such costs to such people. That is why, at this point, this Bill comes in to realise the Universal Health Care. If you look at a vehicle, for instance, if the engine is not working or the bearings within the engine are not working, then the entire vehicle will not work effectively and efficiently. Having those small units out there operational and responding to the needs of the people means the entire system will be a reality, which is why we say that Universal Health Care will be a reality in this country. This Bill provides for the prudent management of resources, especially financial resources. It creates those institutions as more Semi-Autonomous Government Agencies (SAGAs), which will help them manage their needs and plan in a way that they can know what they need. They should adopt a planning strategy trajectory that enables them to predict what to put in the plan and fund that. It is an essential component of this Bill, which will help the health facilities operate. The most significant problem we have is not just non-performing facilities, but also stocking those facilities or providing pharmaceutical products. You realise that most of the time, people get prescriptions from hospitals, health centres or dispensaries, and then they end up buying their medicine from stores. Again, this is punitive and expensive for most Kenyans as they do not have a means of income to afford buying from pharmaceutical companies or pharmacies. Therefore, it will help a great deal. The cost of medical services is punitive to every Kenyan, not just those who are sick. Every village, every weekend, there is a Harambee to meet the cost of medical care, and we have complications of diseases with time. The Universal Health Care component as a part of the Kenya Kwanza Government’s delivery process has brought great achievement, first, in identifying what kind of illnesses one has and the initial response in determining what type of medical care one requires. Making those facilities operate means we will relieve the bigger referral hospitals of the amount of work they have to do, the populations they have to handle The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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