{"id":355299,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/355299/?format=json","text_counter":353,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Kariuki Ndegwa","speaker_title":"The Member for Lamu West","speaker":{"id":2104,"legal_name":"Julius Ndegwa Kariuki","slug":"julius-ndegwa-kariuki"},"content":"Secondly, I would like the Government to know that we have a structure in Lamu which can accommodate a modern referral hospital but up to now, it is not in use. It is unfortunate to see taxpayers’ money lying idle. This is the case and yet our people could have been referred to that facility because we have sub-district hospitals and other health centres. In fact, we face difficulties when there are referral cases because our roads are pathetic. I really sympathize with the patients who are referred to Malindi and Mombasa because they use very poor roads. I urge the Government to equip that facility which has all the structures required for a referral hospital. That structure has been in place for the last 20 years and it is still not in use."}