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    "content": "Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, when we did the Constitution, we realized that we cannot leave this role to the counties. That is why even as I speak today, teachers are employed nationally and not at the county level. That is what we are talking about. So, the argument about moving this to the county, as much as devolution is the best thing--- On this particular issue, you will realize that the capacity is lacking. Therefore, we need to go that way. I would like to thank the Chair of the Departmental Committee on Health for what she raised. We must realize that the power of making the Budget is now in the hands of this august House. We cannot say that we do not have money. We can allocate and re- allocate to ensure that what we seek to do, as a Parliament, comes to pass. What we want done to this Motion does not require a Bill. We are talking about a one-off employment. I do not think that a Bill is suitable for that kind of thing. We want a one-off employment of 12,000 personnel for efficient service delivery to this country. If you look at the resources that are required for this Motion to be implemented, you will find that we can make it. Like someone said, just reduce on the amount of flowers you buy and the number of conferences and workshops that we hold. If we reduce on the expenditures of the Government in partying or allocating money where we do not need, we could easily get our priorities right. We should carry out an audit as we move on so that we know how many facilities we have in every constituency so that, as we employ, we deploy equitably. Let us not have one county having 1,000 clinical officers while another one has 200 clinical officers. That is because Kenyans are equal wherever they are, and we must ensure that the treatment they get is also equal. As we also do that, we must ensure that the pay--- We must bring in Mrs. Sarah Serem’s Commission. Let her come and ensure that even those employed in those sectors are remunerated well because they are the ones who work. You will find that their seniors, like doctors, are paid more money and yet they are very few. Their salaries are way higher and, yet the clinical officers are the ones who run 90 per cent of the health facilities in this country. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I would like to finish by saying that what divides this country is very small, as you have seen this morning. On issues that Kenyans are concerned about, this House is willing to take a bi-partisan stand and is willing to carry along without any party lines. I am happy to note that the support that this Motion has received has been bi-partisan, overwhelming and I think the nation needs to know that this Parliament also cares in all matters that have got to do with the lives of our people. To ensure that money is available, we need to reduce corruption. We have to ensure that our things are done in the right way. As I finish, let the Committee on Implementation seize of the contributions that have been made in this House this afternoon and ensure that the resolution as proposed by the Motion is implemented as soon as possible. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I beg to move."
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