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    "id": 339350,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/339350/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Njuguna",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Peter Njuguna Gitau",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, in supporting this Bill, let me start by thanking the Minister for Public Health and Sanitation for issuing a statement on GMO foodstuffs. Kenyans are waiting for the Government’s findings as well as assurance as to why this decision was taken. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, you realise that the Constituencies Development Fund (CDF) has done a lot in the constituencies. We have constructed many dispensaries to make sure that health care is closer to our people. However, to-date, the Ministry has not provided nurses. Therefore, it is important that the Ministry is given more resources for recruitment of nurses. I also want to thank the Minister for Medical Services, Prof. Anyang-Nyong’o, for launching the Cancer Foundation. This is a very positive move because it gives Kenyans a lot of awareness and encouragement. Kenyans can live longer, given the move that has been taken. More resources must be given to both Ministries because patients at the Kenyatta National Hospital, where most of the serious cases are referred to; cannot afford their medical bills. Therefore, the Government should set aside adequate resources, so that Kenyans can get healthcare at the referral centres. It is high time that the Government invested quite a lot in this sector. With those few remarks, I beg to support this Bill which is long overdue."
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