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    "id": 445729,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Dr.) Nyamai",
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        "legal_name": "Rachael Kaki Nyamai",
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    "content": "Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I would like to say that governors are not above the law. If money is meant for a certain function and it does not reach the said beneficiary, Treasury has authority to recover the money; especially money which was meant for Level 5 hospitals in the 2013/2014 Financial Year. It should be diverted to health facilities because they are crashing; this will give them a kick-start to life. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, the Constitution has a lacuna because it does not define “referral health facility” and “county health facility”. This Report will give us a chance to define this. The Constitution defines “health” as “a right”. The question is: Where does the buck stop? If a sick person in my constituency cannot access health care, he or she will not think of my governor. They will think of the Cabinet Secretary for Health, the Government and the buck stops with the presidency. As I conclude, if you are not careful, we are going to be producers of health workers who will go to other countries and benefit them. This is because health workers are not given the attention that they deserve. Health is a special profession; just like security. I appreciate the fact that we will need to discuss with our health workers. Lastly, I would like to say that the national Government needs to build the capacity of the counties to prepare them to take up these functions. This is a report we concluded a while back, but we knew that if we brought it on the Floor it would have been a hot button. With those few remarks, I appreciate hon. Members for supporting the Report. I beg to reply."
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