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    "speaker_name": "Mrs. Mugo",
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        "legal_name": "Beth Wambui Mugo",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, whereas I know sometimes there are shortages, but I know we have enough test kits. Unless they were late in being delivered by the Kenya Medical Supplies Agency (KEMSA), they have enough test kits. I cannot say here now how many because that is completely a different Question. But if the hon. Member is keen to know how many test kits we have, I can bring back the number, but we have enough. We have a shortage of staff. I have always told this House that we were waiting for nurses to be employed after they had been interviewed by the Public Service Commission (PSC). However, it has taken this long. Hon. Members, as you have noticed, the Minister for Medical Services and I, have requested the PSC to allow us, at least, at the Ministerial level, to employ nurses. It is sad my Ministry will return money to Treasury because we have not used it to employ nurses. We have been waiting to employ nurses for the last one year. It is true that we do not have enough nurses in this country. However, I am glad to report to this House that the interviews have been completed. We will soon be posting nurses to some of our heath facilities. Given that each constituency will employ 20 nurses as provided in the Budget, I am sure, this will be a problem of the past."
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