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    "id": 1401220,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Nakhumicha",
    "speaker_title": "The Cabinet Secretary for Health",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Reginalda Nakhumicha Wanyonyi",
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    "content": " Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir and Members. On the question raised by Sen. Mbugua on the creation of a Health Service Commission (HSC), I take note that this House is the defender of devolution. It is the House that is supposed to ringfence and take care of devolved functions. Having a HSC would be ideal, but it would be outside the mandate of the Ministry of Health. It would be a constitutional question. Since the conversation is ongoing and if everyone believes that is the direction to be taken, then as a Ministry we are happy that the process of having a HSC, through a constitutional process, is started so that it can be achieved. On the issues raised by Sen. Ogola, I do understand her concern regarding the language of discussion. I take responsibility if I have sounded like I am not using the right language. At times, it becomes difficult when you want to give the real numbers. For example, when we speak of clinical officers, of the 14,000 in service, 158 belong to the national Government. That is under my ambit. That is to say that the conversation then needs to go beyond the Ministry of Health to the governors, so that they take care of the remainder balance of the clinical officers. Regarding the Cuban doctors, I confirm that when we came into office, we looked at the contract there and it was not competitive or sustainable for the Government to continue with the programme. We terminated the programme of Cuban doctors and they went back to Cuba."
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