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    "id": 1517561,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Oketch Gicheru",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, that is a very small budget for a governor, but for me as a Senator, it is a lot of money. I will not have it when I am confronted by 7,000 CHPs. I know Sen. Cheruiyot, being the Senate Majority Leader, might have some other pockets. However, as the Senator for Migori County where we have 3,011 CHPs, where can I get that budget? If they confront me to buy them gumboots, I cannot buy for them. This inquiry must be a special inquiry in the Senate because without them, our people will face many problems, but we are getting them sick by exposing them to other diseases. Lastly, we have not addressed the issue of Community Health Volunteers (CHVs) before they became CHPs. In Migori County, when we passed the law to go from CHVs to CHWs, we had over 2,500 CHPs. The Bill in Migori County was Kshs83 million as stipend to the people who had worked for years as CHVs. They have never been paid. As a House, just like we have been fighting for councillors to get their compensation and any other workers who have worked in this country without ever getting their fair share of service, we must work hard and make sure that CHVs are also given their dues because they served diligently. With those remarks, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I support. I hope the Committee will put a proposal to lead to a proper inquiry into this issue of CHPs."
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