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    "id": 156259,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/156259/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Prof. Anyang’-Nyong’o",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Medical Services",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 193,
        "legal_name": "Peter Anyang' Nyong'o",
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    "content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. Emuhaya District is among the more than 100 new districts created since 2007. All these new districts require district hospitals bearing in mind that a model district hospital costs above Kshs1 billion in buildings and equipment. It is not possible to build fully-fledged district hospitals in all new districts. Granted that the Ministry’s infrastructure development and maintenance budget is about Kshs300 million annually, the Ministry’s proposal is to progressively upgrade key facilities in limited health centres and dispensaries among those proposed to become district hospitals with due regard to demographic consideration and geographical distribution. Emuhaya District will be given consideration alongside other newly created districts within the framework starting from 2009/2010 Financial Year. I assure the hon. Member that we shall hold discussions from tomorrow to decide which districts will be prioritised to have the new district hospitals."
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