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    "id": 1584705,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1584705/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Nominated, UDM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Suleka Harun",
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    "content": "It is for this reason that I invite all Members of this House to participate in the blood donation drive on Monday, 23rd June 2025, in Parliament. Your participation in the drive will be greatly symbolic and transformative. I also encourage Members to use their platforms, both in Parliament, constituencies and counties to create awareness on blood donation. They should also address the cultural, religious, and logistical barriers that hinder voluntary blood donation. This will inspire your constituents to participate in the ongoing and future blood donation drives to boost our blood banks. To encourage further voluntary blood donation in the country, I call upon the House to support legislative and budgetary efforts to strengthen Kenya’s blood donation system. That includes modernising blood infrastructure, promoting plasma fractionation, and enabling blood service reimbursement under the Social Health Insurance Fund (SHIF). I will, at an appropriate stage, table a Motion to declare June as Kenya’s national blood donation month. This will serve as a lasting legacy that will institutionalize annual nationwide blood donation efforts in the country. Thank you, Hon. Speaker."
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