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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Ogola",
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    "content": "do not need to die as they secure the continuity of our future generations. In the course of this journey of continuity, as a country, we must ensure that we are purposeful and intentionally work against preventable deaths of our mothers. As I moved this Bill, I quoted a declaration by a renowned lady named Dr. Anne Beatrice Kihara. This declaration was made at the Paris Convention in France on 12th October, 2023. The declaration summarizes the purpose and main driving force behind this Bill. For the benefit of people who were not there, Dr. Kihara is the first black president from sub-Saharan Africa of the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics. She made an outstanding declaration that universally, the measure of a country's state of health is predicted by its maternal mortality ratio. So, as we give the gloomy picture that we must face in this country, this Bill addresses the need to be intentional about reducing some of these preventable deaths. If you read the Bill and what it spells out, a number of the deaths as quoted from the records, figures, and the Auditor-General, could be prevented if we give a comprehensive service to maternal and children health. As I moved the Bill, I asked why our mothers were dying if we had invested in bringing them to dispensaries, health centers and hospitals. I have stated in the Bill and spelt out categories of services that we must provide as a country to mothers as they get pregnant, when they are pregnant, and when they give birth. I am happy that most Senators have enhanced this Bill. I can categorically state that the issue of children's nutrition has come up. As a country, we must raise quality children who will grow in a sustainable and useful way. My colleagues have brought out issues of insurance for mothers and children."
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