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    "id": 286292,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/286292/?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",
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    "content": " Mr. Deputy Speaker, I beg to apologize for having arrived late to answer this Question. I hope that the hon. Member and the hon. Deputy Speaker will forgive me. I beg to answer. (a) I am very much aware that the hospital owes its suppliers millions of shillings dating back to approximately five years ago. In fact, as at 20th April, 2012, the total amount owed to various suppliers stood at Kshs7,934,904 only. (b) I am quite aware that a demand notice by the merchants dated 20th April, 2012, giving a 21-day ultimatum was received in the Ministry on 3rd May this year. (c) I may not exactly confirm to the hon. Member for Kirinyaga Central when the debts will be cleared. This scenario of indebtedness is across almost all institutions in my Ministry and is not unique to Kirinyaga District Hospital. This has been precipitated by the following factors. (i) Reduction in budgetary allocations. A case in point is that Kerugoya District Hospital used to get a quarterly allocation of Kshs2.4 million but now this has been reduced to a mere Kshs800,000. (ii) Reduced cost-sharing revenues. However, in order to continue servicing the debts, my Ministry has advised hospital managers to be allocating some money based on their collections on quarterly basis towards debt servicing."
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