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    "id": 1446027,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Maanzo",
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        "legal_name": "Maanzo Daniel Kitonga",
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    "content": "else, who is less qualified, be picked instead of you? Of course, politics come into play, negotiations and many other things such as regional balancing, which did not apply in this case of KEMSA. Unfortunately, Dr. Mulwa has lost this opportunity to serve Kenyans. We still wish he would continue to apply to many other departments in health where he specializes and could serve Kenyans. Procurement of the nets was one of the big issues in KEMSA. We had many problems when it came to the Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19) times, the procurement of masks drugs and all those things in the country. Right now, many countries do not have drugs, partly because they do not have the money. Monies are not available in the counties for several months. The Senate is about devolution. I do not know what we are going to do in the future to make sure that counties receive their money on time. They have to pay salaries and pending bills. When there are delays, it becomes more expensive to run the county and they achieve less. Therefore, I support the Committee in its work and its recommendations. There were recommendations to the Cabinet Secretary of ICT to make sure that everything flows smoothly. There were recommendations to the Board of KEMSA and the Cabinet Secretary in terms of National Treasury and Economic Planning. There were also recommendations dealing with the Office of the Prime Cabinet Secretary, who was to review the structure to make sure that the intergovernmental relations flow quickly. We have several ministries involved in procurement, which could delay a lot of things. Therefore, it is important that we just do not debate here, make reports and the recommendations are not implemented. I am looking forward to the implementation of this to make sure that procurement for health facilities, medicine to the counties, procurement for hospitals and anything else related to devolved health, is done and serves the nation. I support."
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