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    "id": 1522071,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale",
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        "legal_name": "Bonny Khalwale",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, indeed, the Chairperson of the Committee on Health is right. I should swallow my words on failed states and say a failed county compared to failed states like South Sudan and Sudan. I am professional on this matter and authoritative because these sand flies bite the patient, and the black fever parasites then target the spleen and the liver. You cannot find spleen or liver transplants anywhere in this country. It, therefore, means once your liver is gone, your spleen is gone, you are a dead man. I am, therefore, not surprised that sometimes we get a lot of anger from the people who come from the so-called former Northern Frontier districts. It is because of this treatment. Sen. Mandago, you should summon the Governor of Marsabit. They should tell us where they take the money that is budgeted for health. In fact, I do not know whether it is true. I do not want to be challenged, but on the grapevine here in the streets, we are being told that some of these high-rise flats that are coming up are properties of governors. Is this the case? That is what I am hearing. So, they are taking money and investing in Eastleigh and South C. Mr. Speaker, Sir, we refuse. Our people deserve this treatment. The people in charge at KEMSA are not competent. The policy for stocking at KEMSA deliberately ensures that drugs against tropical illnesses like Malaria, Kala-azar, and Tuberculosis (TB) are readily available. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I know for a fact that when I was practicing medicine actively, you could go to KEMSA and the primary drug called Amphotericin, which is very cheap, would be there. If they are not stocking it, it means the blokes who have been given that job are not competent. We should stop the culture of putting people who have lost elections in charge of critical institutions like KEMSA and allow doctors and nurses to be in charge. I thank you."
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