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"content": "Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I fully support Sen. Mumma on this issue. Today, having the Cabinet Secretary here, it was sad when I asked about the number of deaths, of which she never gave the data. It seems arrogant that the Government does not give a damn how many deaths we have had ever since the strike occurred. I am sure if we decide to take data, we will get more dead bodies during the strike than ever before. It is unfortunate. Healthcare is devolved to county governments. However, I think Senators, as Members of the national Government, can still have a significant role to play in this one. First, we can advocate for increased funding for health. We can do that as the Senate and ensure counties have adequate resources to manage healthcare support and pay competitive salaries to the doctors. I am looking at it on how we can come as mediators. We can use our oversight role to hold the national Government responsible for its healthcare and delivery. We can also ensure that health policies are adequately supported to county health services. Seriously, I do not see how we cannot serve as mediators during this strike. It has gone on for so long. Again, I said, as Senators, I am sure we can play that oversight role and become mediators on this one between the county governments and healthcare workers union, to help resolve the disputes. We can also advocate for the interests of healthcare workers or the public to ensure that there is a discussion on the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) and the rest. The Cabinet Secretary tried to explain how the CBA was resolved"
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