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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this is a very wide area where challenges are very many. But we have just restricted ourselves to the issues of modernizing health facilities. We now intend, as a Committee, to call all the county executive committee members in charge of health and also the health managers in the counties and even lower levels. It will be like a nationwide stakeholders meeting, including the headquarters at Afya House. Now that the devolved functions have started running, the various challenges that are happening could be now deliberated in a wider forum. Some challenges that were very pressing are already being attended to, for example, the payroll for medical staff. The Transition Authority has already come in and an understanding between the Council of Governors and the Ministry of Health has been arrived at, to the extent that between now and 31st December, 2013, the payroll for all health workers will be at the national level – Afya House – to give time for the counties to prepare their own payrolls, so that the staff do not lose their benefits or get affected by this one-off devolved function that was done at a snap. So, for the rest, the experiences will be shared in this big forum that is coming up soon. Once that has been done as a report, we will follow up on how devolution is taking shape in the form of health services and the challenges met. I support this, even if it is a one snap kind-of functions that were devolved to the counties, I think it is important because now the counties will grapple with it and they will learn from it. I am sure health services will be one of the first functions that will stabilize soon enough and be able to be available and responsive to our citizens. But at the same time, the challenges will inform us help us to come together to try and solve them. I think a forum like the one we are planning now will have to be done maybe after another year or after five years so that we all come together to improve the services to our people. With those few remarks, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg that the report be adopted. Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir."
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