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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Karaba",
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        "legal_name": "Daniel Dickson Karaba",
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    "content": "Thank you very much, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for allowing me to also contribute in support of this Motion that has been tabled by my friend, colleague and student, Sen. Kuti. This tells us that my work as a teacher was good and I produced very wonderful people like Sen. Kuti, who is now the Chairman of the Committee. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we need to be very serious about health in our country, because this is one of the most important rights to human beings. The most important commitments that any Government should address deal with health, shelter and education. We need not to shy away and say that we are better than many countries in sub-Sahara. We are behind what many countries, particularly in Europe, have achieved. When you compare what happens in Europe and America with what is now happening in Kenya, we are quite far in the sense that we have not been able to articulate exactly what we need to do to save our ailing society. We have quite a number of diseases in many parts of this country. For example, there are areas which are prone to cholera and malaria. We also know of certain areas where snake bites are rampant and people die out of them. So, when we hear that the Report is about Trans Nzoia, Kapsabet and Elgeyo- Marakwet, to me all these regions are lopsided. They covered one area of Rift Valley. Therefore, I would recommend that the Committee should cover more areas like Mwea, Kirinyaga and Tana River, where there are serious cases of malaria. We also need to hear about North Eastern, where there are no hospitals. When you talk about Level Five hospitals, I do not know what people from north eastern will talk about, because they do not even have dispensaries. So, we need to know exactly what these Level Five hospitals are all about. They do not even have Level One or Level Two hospitals. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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