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    "id": 1419546,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Olekina",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Ledama Olekina",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I know many of my colleagues want to contribute to this. I persuade my sister to re-look at this Bill because as I perused it, I realised that there are many responsibilities given to the Cabinet Secretary on this issue of health. The same Bill talks about us respecting our cultures. Apart from this business of nowadays where we say a county is cosmopolitan just because of interests, our county governments have been divided based on cultures, tribal groups and affiliations. We need to give more responsibilities to county governments. We should literally start by allocating them more money. The big problems we have in county governments today are being brought by the duplication of functions. Where, for example, the national Government says and within a fortnight, we have passed a legislation on Community Health Promoters (CHPs). Then, without actually thinking, the President says that they will pay these CHPs 50 percent and county governments should pay 50 percent. County governors then rush to take the money without looking at the entire budget. We need to cost that. We have institutions in this country that can help us cost these services such as the Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA) and the Commission of Revenue Allocation (CRA). These are independent bodies. Once it is brought here, before we even vote, the first thing that each of us should be reminded is that we are just a conveyer belt. We are moving, we will not live in this world forever. We will be here today, convey certain information and help the community for the future. It is about time that we start looking at everything as being future centric. The United Nations (UN) talked about the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In this country, the former President and the Prime Minister came up with Vision 2030. I think that Vision 2030 has already been forgotten. Other countries are now talking of Vision 2050. It is about time all of us look at all that we want for this country and become realistic. We move each and every function that has been devolved. Make The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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