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"content": "I was talking about referral hospitals such as Kenya National Hospital (KNH) here in Nairobi. Why would somebody with a normal cough or malaria go to a referral hospital like MTRH in Eldoret? If our healthcare system was functional in Vihiga, you do not need to transfer anybody to JOOTRH or MTRH. I can see there is an upcoming hospital in Kakamega, but I do not know whether it was handed over to the national Government. I remember there were advanced conversations, and I hope it has been handed over because MTRH is overwhelmed. On this issue of CHPs, we must agree as a country that health is critical. In fact, what we should be doing is to have more CHPs. Let them work with some basic medicine or things like checking blood pressure. Mr. Speaker, Sir, are you aware, most of the elderly persons in our communities, including in Kilifi, are dying because of basic ailments like diabetes and blood pressure. Those are conditions that can be managed. We should ensure that CHPs are well- equipped. They should walk to a village in Homa Bay and assist our parents and the elderly to check diabetes, blood pressure or hypertension. Conditions such as diabetes and hypertension are killing our people because of lack of access to healthcare. We thought that CHPs would ensure that they get access to quality medical care. Fourthly is the issue of museums. What is interesting is that there are court fines. This is money that is collected by courts through court fees. I know Retired Justice Stewart Madzayo understands this. I do not know why people would want it to be cut down, yet they should have been given, just the way cities and others impose fines. When we go to museums, we should see the zinjanthropus, which lived during the history of man. These young men and women need to know the history of Kenya and what is happening. We need to have proper museums in Kilifi and Kwale at the Coast where we can comprehend about the blue economy. I appreciate the heroes of Kenya, including Koitalel arap Samoei, whom I am one of his remnants and we are proud of them. This includes Jean-Marie Seroney, one of the seven bearded sisters who built the foundation of this Parliament. We need to celebrate our heroes, and learn from them. When I go to the Coast, I want to go to the museum and know who Mekatilili wa Menza was; what she fought for, how the past was, and those things that Sen. Madzayo is saying. When I want to learn about the history of the Maasai people, I want to walk into a museum in Narok County and understand how they eat, their culture, their values, and reasons why Maasai women are very beautiful, although they are not as beautiful as those from Nandi. We need to understand what is happening across, and we need to be told. There is the first railway I normally see here in Nairobi. We need to understand about the man- eaters of Tsavo, and it can only happen within the county centre. The fifth is on the Road Maintenance Levy Fund (RMLF), which is Kshs10 billion. I want to still insist that Kenya Rural Roads Authority (KeRRA) and Kenya Urban Roads Authority (KURA) are unconstitutional, and illegal road bodies. I know that there is a matter in court. KeRRA and KURA are unconstitutional and should be scrapped. It can be either national roads or county roads. You find a road is being done by KeRRA, and the governor comes and puts a signpost that it is done by the county. Where there is a road done by the county, KURA The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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