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    "id": 191180,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/191180/?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",
        "slug": "peter-nyongo"
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    "content": " Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to answer. (a) Murang'a South District has a district hospital called Maragua District Hospital gazetted as such, vide Gazette Notice No.6767 of 2nd July, 1999. However, I am aware that the District does not have a sub-district hospital and that some patients requiring specialised treatment are referred to Thika District Hospital which is the nearest referral hospital. (b) My Ministry has no immediate plans to upgrade Kandara Health Centre to a sub-district hospital. This is because it serves an immediate catchment population of 23,451 which is well within the service population ceiling of 30,000 people that a level three facility is supposed to serve as per the infrastructure norms of the Ministry of Medical Services. A sub-district hospital is appropriate for a catchment population of between 30,000 and 100,000 people. As regards, Thika District Hospital, it is categorised as a level five facility gazetted as such on 30th November, 2007. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, under this categorisation, the facility is supposed to serve a catchment population of up to 100,000 people which has not been exceeded. My Ministry's plans are actually to enhance the capacity of this facility to offer specialist services to the region."
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