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    "content": "deaths are due to diseases which could be treated. They could not be treated because of poverty and hence the sufferers had to die. Madam Temporary Speaker, if we have to reduce the cost of treatment to our population, hence leave some money in the hands of Kenyans to engage in economic and social development, we, as a Government need to invest in health facilities; starting with the Level 5 hospitals. Level 5 hospitals already exist as other levels. We are just upgrading them to Level 5. So, I believe that in every county there is already some level of hospital, perhaps, Level 4. What we require now is to grade them to Level 5. Madam Temporary Speaker, our people are spending a lot of money travelling from where they reside to seek treatment elsewhere within the country, sometimes, as has been said by the Senator for Nyeri, abroad. We spend a lot of foreign exchange travelling abroad. It is a shame that in a district like Trans Nzoia, while patients used to come to Kenya from Uganda, Sudan and Rwanda to be treated, it is the other way round. We find our people going to Tororo, Uganda for specialized treatment. So, investment in the health sector is timely. When it comes to doctors, they are important for a facility like Level 5 or any other hospitals. But unfortunately, we seem not to provide enough doctors to certain district hospitals. Why? This is due to poor remuneration and lack of equipment. To train specialized doctors we have to send them to South Africa (SA) and the United Kingdom (UK) to train them on modern equipment. However, when they come back, they do not find the equipment here. So, they really get frustrated and go back to where they were trained. Madam Temporary Speaker, we need to put more emphasise on training and providing working tools for the doctors in addition to remuneration. We have seen our doctors going abroad and we should not complain. In fact, we should train more doctors. They should go because they are our sons and daughters. Whatever they earn there, they send it back home. What we should aim at is to specialize in training of doctors. There are very many young people who have the qualifications to join universities to train as doctors, but there are no opportunities. If we train them, they will automatically get jobs. So, we should train doctors, technicians and administrators of hospitals. Madam Temporary Speaker, I would want to end by saying that we should immediately start having Level 5 hospitals in every county. Those which already exist should be converted to referral hospitals. In the sub-counties, we should have Level 4 hospitals. This should be in all sub-counties without exception. The population may be low, but the distance travelled to get to a medical facility is far. With those few remarks, I support."
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