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    "speaker_name": "Sen. G. G Kariuki",
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        "legal_name": "Godfrey Gitahi Kariuki",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, thank you for recognizing me. I just want to make a few comments about this Report. Madam Temporary Speaker, first, we must congratulate the Committee which made a lot of effort to, at least, bring something to this House; to remind us of the problems that we have in our hospitals. This is just a reminder and there is nothing new. In fact, if you look at page 6 of this Report, you will notice that it has exactly explained their recommendation. You even do not have to visit other hospitals because this problem is universal. We have a problem all over the country as far as health facilities are concerned. Therefore, we need to see beyond the problem that we have. We also need to live beyond the past. If you look at areas from which Ministers were appointed for a long time continuously, you will find that they have more facilities. The reason for devolution is now to go beyond appointment of any persons. We have all to deal with our problems at home. Madam Temporary Speaker, the issue here is not the problems that we know, but what we are going to do to deal with them. We can talk about issues like people with tuberculosis and other diseases sleeping in the same bed, but this is not news. If you visited hospitals in some areas, you would feel very sorry. Therefore, for those who have been in the Government, like me and others, we need to be told that we have failed miserably. This is because we have failed to prioritize our problems. If you do not prioritize anything that you do in this country, then you will never resolve any problem. Madam Temporary Speaker, this country has shortage of food. I am sure that nobody will say that I am out of order or my mind if I say that the biggest problem in the country is hunger. Since people do not have enough to eat, they are vulnerable to any kind of disease. As people who are well trained and educated, we have allowed our minds to be corrupted by people who have never gone to school, just because they have made 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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