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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Okenyuri",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for guiding the hon. Senator for Nairobi. Not every other thing that one is making reference to deserves rising on a point of order. That said, we come to the issue of the health sector whereby we saw the Community Health Promoters (CHP) whom we now have across the country. I had a one-on-one encounter with CHPs the other time the Senate Committee on Health had county tours in Ekerenyo Division, Nyamira where we had gone for our inspection visits. I can assure you that the people in the locality were very happy to see these new developments because services were getting closer to them. Unlike initially when they relied on travelling all the way to the health facility, they can now actually get advice and help at the grassroots level before they seek for specialized support in hospitals. Mr. Speaker, Sir, those are one of the best developments we have because a healthy nation is one that is able to work on themselves and get the economic status to support their families. This is supporting many women, especially those in rural areas. The other day the Senate was in Turkana County and for the Senators in the Committee on Health who had an opportunity to visit the dispensaries in Turkana County, you can concur with me as to why we really need the CHPs. If women in rural parts of Turkana are not able to access dispensaries because of the distance, why do we not make it easier for them? I equally realized they are a conservative community and the women would not want to be exposed, especially when they visit these facilities during delivery. This is a good way of getting services closer to the people and to also accommodate their interests. Those are the discussions we should be having. I want to commend the Address by the President. As I initially indicated, in as much as we have had our own share of challenges partly well-known, we got the wells dug deeper. We could not continue digging deeper yet we are trying to cover up some of those mistakes made by the previous regime under popular handshake, which was a very bad leadership experiment in this country. Mr. Speaker, Sir, allow me to conclude with that bit and say that we keep learning on a daily basis. I urge the Members of the opposition side that if they have better engagement on how this administration can implement some of these issues--- I always remind members that leadership works when we ignore issues that divide us and come together to agree on what works. This is because you are a Kenyan first before you become Kenya Kwanza or Azimio. We are Kenyans and as leaders we need to put our heads together and support the President in steering this administration because Kenyans spoke and they made a choice. We now have the ball in our court to ensure that whatever choices we made work for the several millions of Kenyans who are relying on us. I thank you."
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