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    "id": 301495,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/301495/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Prof. Anyang’-Nyong’o",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 193,
        "legal_name": "Peter Anyang' Nyong'o",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, let me be as consistent as possible. I have repeated before that in 2010/2011, we carried out a baseline survey of all our district hospitals and their requirements, including this particular hospital. We submitted to the Treasury a requirement of Kshs8 billion to revamp all these facilities. Between us and the Treasury, we have agreed that that requirement be converted into an investment plan to seek funds from both the Government and development partners to improve our facilities, because it requires resources. In this year’s Budget, we were only allocated a limited sum of money, which if I combine with what we expect from development partners is going to be Kshs6 billion. We must use that Kshs6 billion to intervene critically in some of our facilities which have urgent needs. In that regard, I have said that the Ol Kalou District Hospital is one of the hospitals we have targeted to do that. One of the things that we are doing at the moment is to look at critical areas of intervention in these hospitals since the resources cannot allow us to do everything which will help to improve the facilities. After discussing with the Member of Parliament from the area, Mr. Mureithi, the Questioner, we have agreed that the mortuary is one area in which we must intervene urgently as we did in Voi two weeks ago. We will go there with the Prime Minister; the community has requested one thing, that we go and rename the hospital “J.M. Kariuki Memorial Hospital”. That is what is requested of us. These other needs---"
}