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"content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the other question that I would like to put to the Minister and the Ministry is: What is the purpose of hospitals retaining dead bodies when, maybe, the families of the dead are not able to pay the outstanding medical bills? Equally, what is the point of retaining patients in hospitals because they cannot pay medical fees? I think this is an issue which we need to address. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would also like the Minister to address the issue of the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF). I am sure she did her best to draft a Bill concerning the NHIF, but it is the Government which killed it. However, what action is she taking to ensure that Kenyans benefit from this Fund? Mr. Temporary Deputy, Sir, I understand that Kenyans consume 12 million condoms on monthly basis. However, what is the Ministry doing to also help people living in rural areas, so that they do not continue to contract this dreadful disease? I would like the Ministry to go down to the rural areas, in order to find out whether these condoms are reaching the people there. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to commend the Ministry for supplying the Anti-Retro Viral drugs. However, I would like it to support the district hospitals. They should be independent. They should have equipment which can test deadly diseases, so that we reduce the congestion at Kenyatta National Hospital. I would like to recommend to the Ministry that each division should have a sub-district hospital. It is possible to set up these district hospitals, since the Government is collecting so much revenue. This will alleviate the congestion at the Kenyatta National Hospital. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the other thing that I would like the Ministry to look into is the exorbitant fees charged by doctors. This is killing Kenyans! It is important that a law is put in place to govern this aspect. The other issue that I would like the Ministry to address is mortuaries. It should set up mortuaries in all hospitals and dispensaries. Equally, the local councils should, actually, set aside plots for cemeteries, so that we do not have to take the bodies of dead people to homes. I think we should now encourage a culture where people are buried as soon as they die. So, the issue of cemeteries is very critical. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the other issue which is critical is water in our medical facilities. There is no point in having a hospital without water. This is an issue which must be addressed. If we do not have water in our hospitals, we will continue creating conditions where diseases are passed on from one patient to the other. We have put up so many hospitals and dispensaries. When this Government came to power, it promised to employ 500,000 people every year. Now, we have a shortage of less than 10,000 members of staff in the Ministry. I would like the Minister to ensure that, at least, all the medical facilities have enough staff. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, finally, in my constituency, I have put up 14 dispensaries using the Constituencies Development Fund (CDF). I would like to request the Minister to ensure that all the 14 dispensaries are staffed. If she does that, that is when I can congratulate the Ministry for doing a good job. With those few remarks, I beg to support."
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