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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Abass",
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        "legal_name": "Abass Sheikh Mohamed",
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    "content": "important job, especially in my area, which is 56,000 square kilometres. Then someone is told to go work, there is no transport, any support or public means to go to those farfetched places. Therefore, I urge the Committee on Finance and Budget to look into this issue of CHPs, so that we can at least improve their allowances. As it is, it is an abuse of human rights. You cannot send someone to work for you and not give them the necessary support. Even the little Kshs5,000 delays. We need to have a standing allowance payment for these health promoters. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, on doctors’ salaries, it has been said by my colleagues that every morning, we have doctors wearing uniforms, loitering in the streets and making noise. That is unprofessional. This happens in this country. These are not hawkers, but people who have gone to school for seven years. They got good grades and then they walk on the streets everyday demanding for their rights. This should not happen anymore. This Senate has to intervene and come up with a way where these doctors can be helped. The UHC workers are not only doctors, there are nurses, technicians and every other cadre. We must find a solution to this problem once and for all. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I would like to tell the Committee on Finance and Budget that if you go to our counties, the ECDEs do not have any money allocated to them. They are at the mercy of counties. These are the people we are depending on in future. They are young children and they have no proper classes, materials and some have no desks. In my county, children sit down and the classes are overcrowded. Therefore, there is no allocation of funds for Early Childhood Development and Education (ECDEs). The additional funds should also have money for the ECDE classes and pupils for us to have better learning environment for those young girls and boys. Those young boys and girls are the future doctors of this country. We have the other issue which is the court fines. I think this is not fair. Every county must get their realities of the court fines. We know that Kenyans from all corners go to the High Court or the Court of Appeal, which are in Nairobi. The money should not only go to Nairobi or a few counties. That money must go to all counties, however little it will be. Finally, we have the money from donors and it is a lot of money. My county is currently receiving Kshs1.7 billion, which is a lot of money. They have been getting that money even in the previous years. Unfortunately, what is on the ground is too little. The other issues is health. I think the Social Health Authority (SHA) has improved the operations of institutions like the dispensaries and health centers. However, the problem with SHA is that there is no proper accountability. The money is being used at source. A lot of money has been collected, but there is no proper accountability or where it has been put in place. This country must come up with proper auditing and accountability. We have a lot of money coming to various--- SHA has really changed things because the health centers and dispensaries are now receiving a lot of money, but that money is not being used prudently. I am worried that this money will be lost if there will be no accountability. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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