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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Webuye East, FORD-K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Martin Wanyonyi",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I also support this particular Bill. In Article 43 of the Constitution, we promised the people of Kenya that we will provide them with the highest standard of healthcare. When we were devolving functions in our Constitution, we devolved healthcare but we never supported it with the requisite resources. We needed to ensure that Kenyans are able to access quality health care that was envisioned by the drafters of the Constitution. This Bill is a solution because it is finally going to help the people of Kenya access quality health care. For a very long time we have seen that for any facility, whether a dispensary or health centre, to get allocated resources, a Member of County Assembly (MCA) or a Member of Parliament or a Medical Superintendent must be known to the Governor. If you are not known to the Governor, you will not get resources and your health centre or dispensary will not be funded. With the passage of this Bill, it will not matter whether you know the Governor or Deputy Governor or the County Executive Committee (CEC) Members. All health facilities will get resources for infrastructure development. For a very long time we have not put in place measures to motivate our people to enhance revenue collection. Revenue collected by a health facility will remain within and be utilised locally. That, in itself, is a mechanism to ensure that health facilities are motivated to enhance revenue collection. I really support this Bill. We have had very good measures before but the biggest problem in the Republic of Kenya is corruption. We must also look for a way to ensure that while we work to retain these monies at the health facilities, we must also work 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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