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    "id": 1590180,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Seme, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr) James Nyikal",
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    "content": " Hon. Speaker, I wish to respond to a request for Statement by Hon. Mark Mwenje regarding the shortage of polio and Bacillus Calmette- Guerin (BCG) vaccines in the country. Hon. Mark Mwenje sought to know the immediate measures the Ministry of Health is taking to address the current shortage of polio and BCG vaccines in the country, including specific timelines. The following is the response from the Ministry of Health. The Ministry is fully aware that the recent disruption in vaccine availability has caused great anxiety in the country. To address the shortage, the Ministry has implemented the following immediate measures: 1. Emergency Procurement Support: The Government, through the Ministry of Health, has disbursed Ksh1 billion to support procurement of essential vaccines, namely, BCG, Oral Polio Vaccine (OPV), tetanus and diphtheria through UNICEF. These quantities are sufficient to sustain the country’s routine immunisation programme for three months. 2. Vaccine Arrival and Distribution Timelines: The OPV consignment arrived on 4th June 2025, followed by BCG vaccines on 11th June 2025. The vaccines were dispatched to nine regional depots on 12th June 2025. The regional depots are Kisumu, Kakamega, Nakuru, Eldoret, Garissa, Meru, Nyeri, Nairobi and Mombasa. In line with the devolved health system, the Ministry, in coordination with the Council of Governors (CoG), issued a communication instructing counties to collect their allocated vaccines for onward distribution. A summary of the quantities distributed is as follows:"
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