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    "content": "times in the recent past. We have had outbreaks of cholera almost throughout the country. Apparently, the Ministry has been good at moving forward and they have managed to contain the situation. In my own constituency, there was an outbreak and when I took up the matter with the Minister and the rest of the Ministry officials, they moved in with speed and contained the situation. In addition, I want to thank the Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) like the World Health Organisation (WHO), Kenya Red Cross, Medecins Sans Frontieres and other stakeholders who worked very closely with this Ministry and came in handy to give the necessary back-up to this Ministry on a disease that is very deadly. A disease which spreads very fast and in very difficult time when there is very strong wind and malnutrition and when everything was against this Ministry. I was just about to forget the H1N1 flu virus.They moved in very fast, and on a timely basis, they did a very good job. I want to ask them to continue in the same manner and move forward because cholera in this country was not a common phenomenon. It used to be in very isolated areas. In my constituency, I had not heard about it in the past 20 years. This is the only time it has come around. I think it is important that they move in and take preventive measures. That action is the reason why this Ministry is there. To do that, they need a lot of resources. I am happy that the Ministry of Finance has given them something extra compared to the last financial year. This is the direction that we should go. In order for this Ministry to deliver services, they need to have staff members that are motivated. This matter should not be left out. We must remunerate our medical staff properly or appropriately so that they can move in. If you move around, you will find many redundant staff at the same time. This Ministry should get rid of these redundant staff. One of the main problems of this Ministry is that it does not act when it comes to getting rid of staff. There are people who do not deliver services, they are indifferent and of course, they know it because they go elsewhere to deliver services! They would rather concentrate on the additional source of income rather than concentrate on their monthly source of income. So, while the majority of the staff is quite good, there are a number of them who are dead woods and should be gotten rid of. I was told of an instance where a member of staff went to South Africa for studies for one year and nobody even reported. Disciplinary issues in this Ministry are not handled fast as it is the case with the Ministry of Education where the Teachers Service Commission or District Education Offices act very fast. Action should be taken in this case, because there are many trained personnel who want to be employed. I do not know why we do not move as is required. In order to perhaps, have the good job they have started doing, they should have motivated and disciplined staff."
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