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    "id": 301471,
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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 reply. (a) Ol Kalou District Hospital was gazetted as a Level 4 facility, that is a District Hospital, through Gazette Notice No.3142, published on 16th June, 1995. (b) The hospital’s equipment and facilities are functional. (c) The hospital is already rendering services to the people of Nyandarua County and for all intents and purposes, the people know that it is open. As I have already stated, the facility was gazetted in 1995 and there is, therefore, no need to gazette it afresh as a Level 4 hospital, unless its status is changing to another level. As regards equipping the facility to serve residents of Nyandarua County effectively, our position is that like other public hospitals in the country, Ol Kalou District Hospital has functional equipment which the Ministry will continue to progressively improve or replace as funds become available. We are conscious that, indeed, this improvement needs to be done, but we need development funds to do so. Notwithstanding the foregoing facts, the Ministry on 6th July, 2012 received a request from the Town Council of Ol Kalou to rename the facility in honour of the late J.M Kariuki and subsequently, have it launched by a national leader. Following the request, the Ministry issued Gazette Notice No.9811, dated 10th July, 2012 to effect the change of name. There are plans for the Rt. Hon. Prime Minister to launch the renamed facility on 2nd August, 2012, that is, tomorrow."
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