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    "id": 430163,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Mohamed Abass",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Abass Sheikh Mohamed",
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    "content": "Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I would like to see every county in this country having a Level 5 hospital. As at now, we have District Hospitals, which have to be upgraded. We also need to look into the welfare of doctors. We are seeing every now and then in the media that there is a heavy influx of doctors from public hospitals, especially from rural areas. Patients are being left in the care of under-trained nurses and only a few doctors, who cannot cover the entire needs of the various counties. It is high time we refocused our budgets to see how we can improve remuneration for doctors and other medical workers. As it has been said, the wage bill is just too high. Some counties have more Ministries and more departments than even the national Government. We need to have a better policy for the counties to see what is essential for them to have. We do not need very many Ministries and departments in the counties. We must have what is very necessary. I would also like to request the Budget and Appropriations Committee to look into the welfare of teachers, the area of national security and food security. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, every now and then, we feed people in the rural areas of Turkana and northern Kenya generally. That is going to be a lot of cost for this country. If we intensify efforts of establishing irrigation projects, we will be able to satisfy our people. A country that is not able to feed its own people cannot brag that it is independent. So, food security is very crucial. I can see that the amendments in the Supplementary Budget have not captured food security. It is, therefore, very necessary that we focus on food security and national security. Across the country, we have very few security officers who are properly housed. Security officers are poorly paid. They do not even have vehicles with which to take care of people. It is high time that the Budget also focussed on where the necessity is. If we have no security, we do not need to have other budgets for other departments. We need to provide a sufficient budget for security in this country. This country has enough money. It is only that there is a lot of greed for easy accumulation of wealth. Another thing is that there is a lot of duplication of workers. Something that can be done by one person is being done by five or six people. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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