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    "id": 1507020,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Githuku",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13595,
        "legal_name": "Kamau Joseph Githuku",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.53(1) to request a statement from the Standing Committee on Health regarding the supply of pharmaceutical supplies to hospitals in Lamu County for the financial year 2023/2024. In the statement, the committee should- (1) Investigate claims of non-availability of essential medicine in hospitals in Lamu County, despite the county government having allocated Kshs23,043,842.20 for pharmaceutical and non-pharmaceutical supplies to hospitals and healthcare facilitated during the financial year 2023-2024. (2) Provide a detailed breakdown of how the seed amount was spent, including documentation on the specific categories of the supplies purchased and the quantities involved. (3) Explain whether the procurement tendering process complied with the requirement of the Public Procurement and Disposal Act and provide details about the awarded supplies, including the terms and conditions of these contracts. (4) Outline the measures the county government has put in place to ensure that the procured supplies actually reach the hospitals and healthcare facilities that are appropriately applied for the intended purposes, in explaining any mechanisms in place to track the delivery and distribution of pharmaceutical and non-pharmaceutical supplies to the hospitals. (5) State auditing mechanism in place to track the expenditures in procurement and subsequent distribution process related to pharmaceutical and non- 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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