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    "id": 1451070,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Endebess, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr) Robert Pukose",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker for allowing me to contribute. First and foremost, I want to congratulate the Chairperson and Members of the Budget and Appropriation Committee who are seated in this House ready to contribute on the Supplementary Budget. The Departmental Committee on Health rationalised the budget for the Ministry of Health, State Department for Medical Services and State Department for Public Health and Professional Standards. There are many challenges following the collapse of the Finance Bill, 2024 causing serious ramifications in the budget. This is because we were planning to purchase another radiotherapy machine for Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) but this has been suspended. The KNH has a room ready for a radiotherapy machine which cannot be procured due to lack of money. Therefore, it has only one radiotherapy machine which works day and night. If it breaks down, they will be unable to provide this service. Also, other services within the health sector had to be foregone. There are interns who are supposed to be posted. The budgetary allocation is Ksh4.3 billion and we require an extra Ksh1.1 billion. This money will not be provided because we cannot raise it. We agreed that the ministry should post all the interns and use the Salaries and Renumeration Commission (SRC) proposed salary pay-out. Then, the Eldoret High Court ruling will inform the subsequent Supplementary Budget."
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