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    "id": 1517232,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Olekina",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 407,
        "legal_name": "Ledama Olekina",
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    "content": "interests. This picture which has been displayed here by Sen. Faki about the health facilities in Mombasa, is the same across the country. It is imperative that we become serious in pushing for these county governments to at least just focus on delivering one service; health care. As I comment on this statement because of my short time, I will be remiss not to comment on the Statement by Sen. Kibwana on the MES. In the last Parliament, we had a huge scandal on the MES. All this equipment is being leased, yet the hospitals have got no drugs. The hospitals which have the equipment are dilapidated. I think we just need to be serious. I concur with the distinguished Senator from Tana River County and say that when the Standing Committee on Health - which I am happy to be part of - will be investigating this matter, it should be opened up to all the members so that we can go across all the 47 counties. Today, I propose that we stop all the budgets of flying out of the country for anything else and this year we concentrate on going to all 47 counties and look at health facilities. We should take our governors to task. It is ridiculous. You heard what Sen. Sifuna said. If now during our oversight trips we are required to buy gumboots for the Community Health Practitioners (CHPs), what exactly are we talking about? Have you looked at the budget for Social Health Authority (SHA)? It is getting only Kshs25 billion this year in the 2024/2025 budget. If they cannot support the communities, what exactly are we doing here? We are lying to ourselves that we care about health facilities. In fact, people out there should start looking at these governors. Only vote for a governor who can deliver at least even one thing. Let them not say they are developing. What are they developing? If they cannot help you in your healthcare, basic welfare of citizens, then what exactly are we doing? It is quite seldom that all of us are here and we really become invested in a matter that changes the life of our citizens. We are here and called honourable because we are given that opportunity by the citizens in our---"
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