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    "id": 476485,
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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Musyimi",
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        "legal_name": "Mutava Musyimi",
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    "content": "proposed an amendment to the Division of Revenue Bill, basically because they were afraid and very concerned that the Level 5 hospitals risked closure if not well funded. The Committee noted that the counties with the Level 5 hospitals would be unfairly disadvantaged as they would be forced to put in an extra amount of their equitable share to run the Level 5 health facilities, which provide services to other nearby counties. I think this is a very important point that we wish to understand and embrace. We noted that there were no sufficient funds provided for Level 5 hospitals and it was important that we consider the specific requests made to increase additional revenue to support the running of these hospitals. The Mediation Committee also noted that there was urgent need to conduct costing of the Level 5 hospitals and, indeed, their functions to determine the amount of resources sufficient to run them. One of the concerns of the Budget and Appropriations Committee all along has been the sense as we have sought to engage the budget process that the one sector that has been least understood, and has gotten very little support in the devolution process has been the health sector. The problem that you have in these Level 5 hospitals reflect an even larger problem, and we are glad to note that the committee on health of this hon. House has actually tabled a Report. I suggest that we need to reconsider providing for these Level 5 hospitals from the national Budget. Therefore, there are challenges faced in the health sector and our committee is aware of that."
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