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    "speaker_name": "The Member for Likuyani",
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    "content": "(Hon. (Dr) Kibunguchy): Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. For those who do not know me, I am Dr. Kibunguchy. I was in the Ninth Parliament. I was voted out in the Tenth Parliament, but I am back. I represent a new constituency in Kakamega County called Likuyani. Before I say anything, I would like to sincerely and from the bottom of my heart thank the people of Likuyani Constituency, who overwhelmingly voted for me. When we went to the polls I managed to get slightly over 25,000 votes. The person who came second to me got just 2,000 votes. I would, therefore, like to sincerely thank the people of Likuyani Constituency for voting for me. Hon. Deputy Speaker, as we talk about the Presidential Address, I would like to pick three areas on which I agree with him. One of the areas he talked about is buying Kenya. It is time for us to be proud of what we produce. Let us buy Kenya so that we can build Kenya. The second thing he talked about on which I agreed with him is the CDF like fund that will go to the constituencies to deal with youth and women enterprises. I think that is an innovative way of doing things. On that, I agree with him. I am a medical doctor; I am a gynecologist. I know what women go through when it comes to giving birth. It is a good thing to talk about free maternity care, an excellent thing in fact. However, sometimes, as the rest of the speakers have said, the problem is in the details with regard to some of these things. We have worked out how much it would cost to offer women free maternity care. When we talk of free maternity care we are talking about--- Not all deliveries are “natural”; allow me to use that word. Some of our ladies must go through operations. When you put all the figures together you are looking at Kshs200 billion a year to be able to offer free maternity care. It is a good idea, but I would like to know where the funds will be come from."
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