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    "id": 1338326,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1338326/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Nambale, Independent",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Geoffrey Mulanya",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise to support this Bill. I believe this is one of the pieces of legislation that is very important to our people. We know that majority of the people who sent us to this particular House depend on these health workers for their health care. I note that we have been using community health services without having the legislation that guides the promoters down there. Having listened to Members and gone through the Bill, I believe that we are going to do greater service to our people. We must pass this legislation so that we can have regulations, and even remuneration for the community health promoters in our villages. We note that most of our people are not even aware of these lifestyle diseases like diabetes and high blood pressure. This is because the facilities that offer this kind of tests or guidance on how one can check on their health condition are far away from their homesteads. If these community health promoters will be well remunerated and their job designations clearly spelt out in law, we are going to reach out to very many people so that we have preventive measures instead of having situations whereby someone’s condition is diagnosed at a very late stage that even medication cannot treat. I take this opportunity to thank the Departmental Committee on Health and the promoters of this particular Bill. In my view, these are some of the legislations that will help Kenyans. I urge my colleagues to support this Primary Health Care Bill No. 44 from the Senate. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker."
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