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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Raila",
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        "legal_name": "Raila Amolo Odinga",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to thank the Minister more for an opportunity to say just a few words. I would have said more on this particular Motion, but I just asked for the opportunity to say just one word. 2960 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES October 17, 2006 Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, last Saturday, I had the opportunity to visit the Spinal Injury Unit along Lenana Road. I have a friend who is, in fact, right now hospitalized in that hospital. When I went to see him, I encountered something that was very distressing. I felt that I must have an opportunity to raise it here on the Floor of this House. It was on a Saturday. There had been a walk which had been carried out by people who are suffering from spinal injuries. This walk was flagged off, by none other than Mr. Moroto, on behalf of the Vice-President and Minister for Home Affairs. I found all these people in the hospital. They asked for an opportunity for me to talk to them, which I did. What they had to say was very distressing. First all, that hospital has only got a 40-bed capacity. The people who are right now on the waiting list are over 1,000. Very many people die of spinal injuries because of lack of facilities in the country. I was told that they require to increase the bed capacity of that hospital to about 150. This requires about Kshs100 million. The walk, therefore, was to try to raise Kshs100 million to expand the capacity of that hospital. What is disturbing here is that instead of the Government raising that money through the budget which we are debating here, people who are already suffering, are made to participate in a walk in order for them to raise that money!"
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