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    "speaker_name": "Suba North, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Millie Odhiambo-Mabona",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairman. That is, however, discriminatory because the tallest men should be speaking before. But having said that, I thank Hon. Dr Lilian Gogo for bringing this before the House. Article 43 of our Constitution provides for the right to the highest attainable standard of health, including reproductive health care. I know that this House passed a new legal framework that replaces the NHIF. We passed four Bills and I was in the House when that was being done. I was, especially, opposed to certain parts of that Bill, but that is now water under the bridge. We have a new legal framework now. Having listened to several Hon. Members, that is, Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah, Hon. Nyikal, and the Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Health, one of the things that I can say is that the proof of the pudding is in the eating. We would be cheating ourselves to say that here are the benefits because we do not know them yet. If you are an excellent person at monitoring and evaluation, you cannot say within a month that there are benefits that can be seen. So yes, we will probably see them much later. We can, however, see photos of people who are in hospitals and struggling to access healthcare, especially those with renal issues and cancer patients. Even though I know Hon. Ichung’wah is castigating many Members, whom he accuses of pushing propaganda…"
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