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    "speaker_name": "Hon. F. K. Wanyonyi",
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        "legal_name": "Ferdinard Kevin Wanyonyi",
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    "content": "They were ill prepared for that function and, therefore, I support the Report. I hope that with this amendment, we will be able to see what functions the people in the county can handle. That is because devolving for the sake of it is not actually good. In any case, as has been mentioned elsewhere, the term was too short. Within a year, you have devolved everything else and, therefore, that, again, is a bit of a problem. Then, of course, in the county government, you will find that the county executives that have been actually given the responsibility - like the so-called ministers of health - where people are there because they are related to the Governor. I know of a case in a county where a person who is a total failure is actually in charge of health facilities. So, we expect the services to be very poor. This devolution was ill-timed and, therefore, we should wait until they are prepared. They should show to us that they are actually prepared. We have had cases in the past where we give money to the county and the money is still lying in the banks. That was even reported in the media. The Finance, Planning and Trade Committee Chairman is here and he will agree with me that some of them have not used their money properly. At times, the drugs they get are not the right ones in terms of quality because the source is not Nairobi. They just get them from some chemists around there and say they have equipped the hospitals with drugs. So, I want to support this Report and state that I think we rushed into devolving this function and, therefore, we should give ourselves time and in the next two years, we will be prepared. That way, healthcare out there will be properly managed. Lastly but not least, you will find that some of the workers in some of the dispensaries and health centers are not paid. I have a case where a hospital superintendent has not been paid for close to three months. Most probably, we will expect poor services and yet, the money is in the county. So, with those few remarks, I support."
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