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    "id": 294501,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Kazungu",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister for Medical Services",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 39,
        "legal_name": "Samuel Kazungu Kambi",
        "slug": "samuel-kambi"
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    "content": " Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I do apologize for coming to this House late. This morning, I was going through the answer; so, it delayed me. I am sorry for coming late. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) I am aware that there is only one medical doctor in the Wajir South Constituency, and that there are no utility vehicle for the health sector in the constituency. However, there is a new GK ambulance in the constituency. The Ministry of Medical Services is responsible for staffing hospitals. The only hospital in Wajir South Constituency, namely Habaswein District Hospital, at present offers limited services as the functional facilities are few. For the available range of services, the hospital is not disadvantaged compared to other hospitals in the country, all of which suffer staff shortages. However, the Ministry is in the process of expanding the hospital with support from Danish Government and more doctors and nurses will be deployed to the hospital as soon as the new facilities are completed. Some of the facilities coming up include a theatre, a maternity ward and a twin-general ward. As already observed, an ambulance is now available in the constituency. (b) As regard utility vehicles, the Ministry has for a number of years not had a budget for this category of vehicles. In the last three financial years, the Treasury has only been allocating the Ministry funds for procurement of a few ambulances. We have, therefore, not been able to procure utility vehicles for our hospitals in this period. However, the needs of the various hospitals are known and Habaswein District Hospital will be considered for allocation of a utility vehicle along with other needy hospitals when funds will be made available."
}