Entry Instance

HTTP 200 OK
Allow: GET, PUT, PATCH, DELETE, HEAD, OPTIONS
Content-Type: application/json
Vary: Accept

{
    "id": 145947,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/145947/?format=api",
    "text_counter": 221,
    "type": "other",
    "speaker_name": "",
    "speaker_title": "",
    "speaker": null,
    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, first and foremost, I want to congratulate the Minister. I want to quote one of our top educationists in this country who sent me a message after that Budget Speech. She wrote: “Concrete impressive Budget, expertly delivered!” I believe that is what it was. Therefore, I congratulate the Minister and his team for giving this country light at the end of the tunnel. This Budget is aimed at poverty reduction, something that Kenyans have cried for. I believe that if it is properly implemented by all of us, it will definitely go a long way in reducing poverty and bringing service closer to the people. On the onset, I want to thank the Minister for giving the health sector quite a bit of money this time round, compared to what was there before and, in particular, the public health and sanitation sector. In the past, this sector has been neglected in a very big way. Public health is very cheap, if a country chooses to go that way, than curative heath. It saves “man and woman power” to deliver services because they are in good health. It is also cheaper than all the drugs and treatment that has to be given in hospitals. Having said that, I am particularly very happy with the Kshs20 million per constituency, which has been allocated to build a model health centre. I want to assure my hon. colleagues that, that is a joint effort between the Ministry and the Members of Parliament. We do not, as the Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation, intend to own that process. While we will give the lead and the guidance, we would like Members of Parliament to take ownership of those projects. We are proposing to come up with a model health centre for all the constituencies. We will present that model to the Departmental Committee on Health. The Committee will add or subtract what it will think the Ministry might not have got right. Once we agree, that is the model that we will use. I want to appeal to Members to be part of the team that will decide where the model health centres will be situated in the constituencies. We have Medical Officers of Health (MOHs) in the districts and there are health committees in place. We, as Members, would like to lead and take part in that committee. That Committee, together with the Medical Officers of Health (MOHs) and Members’ input on where you think in your constituency is the appropriate location of this health centre, we will put it up. We have to put in mind the catchment area."
}