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    "content": "high standard of health; meaning Level 4 and Level 5 hospitals as proposed in this Motion, and even better with all those facilities. Madam Temporary Speaker, a healthy nation will do very well economically if people engage in the productive systems. We in the north produce livestock. So, for a nation to succeed in terms of the economy, you will require healthy people. If the people are not healthy, then we will not be able to do much. Madam Temporary Speaker, I hold a different view from those who say that the countries where our people have gone to in terms of what I would call a brain drain, should compensate us. It is our failure not to provide a conducive environment and better pay and resources for workers to be able to deliver services. We should not complain. We have failed as a nation by poor policies. Kenyans are said to be good academicians and write very well. There are very good policies in shelves, but they have not been implemented. This is because we do not have the right people in place. I would not know whether the technocrats who are now called Cabinet Secretaries and Principal Secretaries will make a difference. But you need to be a politician cum good technocrat to be able to deliver very well in this country. You do not need only people who have just read books, because books are not sufficient without practical experiences. Madam Temporary Speaker, I want to conclude by saying that this is a wonderful opportunity. Kenya is a signatory to many conventions. I could hear my leader, Sen. Wetangula, say that there was an African Union (AU) resolution that funding is topped up to about 15 per cent. Sufficient funding is very good, but will it come? Kenya is a signatory to many international conventions and treaties. We have heard of the world water day and education for all, but what about the health bit? There are very many conventions and treaties. We have failed to achieve this. We are good in attending conferences, but can we translate these things to reality, so that we establish Level 4 and Level 5 hospitals in our county and sub-county governments. Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker."
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