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    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Kanyua",
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        "legal_name": "Priscilla Nyokabi Kanyua",
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    "content": "hospitals. I think a mechanism needs to be arrived at that will require sharing of resources; that sharing will have funds to finance it. On the question of Level 5 hospitals again, and borrowing from what the Judiciary has done--- We are in country where the Judiciary has promised to establish a high court in every county. I think the committee should also be bold enough to propose that every county be given a Level 5 hospital. We can start by refurbishing the 11 existing Level 5 hospitals, and then move on to a second set of counties in which Level 5 hospitals will be built. This has been done in the judiciary; there would be nothing wrong in doing it in health services. You do know that a hospital comes with many facilities and development in the region where it is located. We will be asking the Committee to look into the question of having a Level 5 Hospital in every one of our counties. That is the direction that we should take. As I conclude, I just ask that we put a little bit of emphasis on primary health care and non-communicable diseases. There is a hospital that has been calling all of us for check ups, I do hope that the hon. Members will continuously get themselves checked. There are many diseases in our bodies. I think it is important that those diseases be smoked out early. Hon. Members should start to get treatment early. We speak a lot about diabetes and cancer; we have many cancers now in our country; there should be emphasis on these diseases. In my own county, one of the reasons we are told that we have a high number of diabetes patients is because of marrying close relatives. In Nyeri county, everybody is a relative of everybody; we have a very good culture there. We do not like paying dowry nuisance; so, we marry at home to avoid paying the cost of travelling to go and pay dowry. Because of that reason we are told that diabetes in our county is also genetic and we have continued to spread it among ourselves. As we discuss matters of health--- I think they link us to national cohesion. If we allow a lot more intermarriage, or a lot more cross-cultural marriages--- We are also told that we will be fighting some non-communicable diseases that are genetic. It is not true that Nyeri women do beat men; that is just a fallacy. In matters of health matters, a lot more attention needs to go to primary health care. We have a country where people do not drink enough water; these are matters that the Committee needs to continue guiding us on. I support the Report. Thank you."
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