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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mungatana, MGH",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I want to comment only on one statement by the Nominated Sen. Kibwana on the Ministry of Health's National Equipment Support Programme. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I had the rare privilege yesterday of addressing the Tana River County Assembly. Thereafter, we sat with the Members of the County Assembly (MCA), in a private kamukunji . One of the issues that came up was about the maintenance of medical equipment. When the equipment brake down, it takes a whole year to repair. In fact, the engineer or the repairman who was supposed to fix some equipment in Hola County Referral Hospital, finally arrived two weeks ago after two years. The extra equipment is brought and then it cracks somewhere along the line. The county government is paying the national Government every month under these agreements and yet, the service is not there because the equipment is broken down. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, we need to review this equipment and the question then must be asked, why is the national Government interfering with health, which is a county government function? Why is the national Government continuing with unconstitutional agreements where they are forcing county governments such as Tana River to pay for services and equipment that we are not benefiting from? The equipment is broken down, but the county government is still being forced to pay. I support this statement and urge that when the Standing Committee on Health sits down to engage, they should also invite all of us who are affected so that we can give them more information to deal with this matter effectively. I thank you."
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