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    "id": 1613515,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Nominated, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Sabina Chege",
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    "content": "of this House have come together, reasoned and worked in unity. I can only say, long live Broad-Based Government. Some people take peace for granted and others are busy inciting Kenyans against a Government that is working for them and Members of this House. I remind them that they elected their Members of Parliament to represent them. Instead of that Member of Parliament telling citizens who to elect in 2027, who to follow or promoting the creation of small demigods in this country, they should tell them how they sat in this House and mobilised resources for their regions. I hope we can change. The only thing we need to eliminate in this Budget is wasteful expenditure. Let us share the little we have. Most importantly, let us not be extravagant but prioritise what is important for this nation. We should also focus on other areas, especially when addressing matters of diseases. A lot of money comes in not just from the Government but also through donor funding. Is that money well-utilised? We now have the Universal Health Coverage (UHC) programme through the Social Health Authority (SHA). We know that there was a lot of dishonesty with the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF), whereby people could just sit in a corner of a hospital, write down some identity numbers, and then go to claim from the NHIF that they have treated people. However, with SHA, a one-time-password (OTP) has to be sent to your phone for you to confirm that you are being treated. There are no longer many loopholes like before. That is why the cartels were fighting SHA at the beginning. However, I can comfortably say that SHA is working. I am a witness. What can we do about the areas that we are failing in? We can always improve the systems if they are failing, but let us first support SHA. We should not forget very important people such as doctors, nurses and police officers. Tomorrow is a holiday but they will not enjoy it because they have to work. Let us also minimise the unrest within the labour sector. We should honour any agreements that were previously made with doctors, nurses, teachers and police officers to ensure that they also enjoy their work and the sacrifices that they make for this nation. I support the Motion. Well done to the Budget and Appropriations Committee and the House. I can see a light at the end of the tunnel."
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