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    "id": 476561,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Ekomwa",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "James Lomenen Ekomwa",
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    "content": "Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I want to support this Report with a lot of reservations. I think the Constitution that we have recognizes counties and National Government. I do not think there are issue of provinces and districts. I have not seen it in the Constitution. I come from the largest county - Turkana County - which is 77,000 Km2. It is equal to Nyanza, Central and Mombasa provinces combined. I am perplexed even as we pass this Report. The hospital that is there does not even qualify to be Level 5. When there is a problem in Turkana, patients travel 300 kilometres just to access medical services at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital. So, as I support this Motion, I urge the Government to urgently upgrade some of the hospitals in ASAL areas. I expected the Mediation Committee to say that Level 5 hospitals must be in ASAL areas. That is because it is people from those areas who are suffering. I expected that and I think that recommendation should actually be taken seriously. That is not enough. I want hon. Members of Parliament who are here to stop cheating Kenyans. It is very true that funds were taken to the counties. Some funds were actually left in the National Government. I want to give a scenario so that other Members of Parliament can get the truth. In my county, we were allocated Kshs9.2billion. The six constituencies within that county received Kshs0.6 billion for CDF. We have realized the much that Kshs0.6 billion has done. It is much more compared with the work that has been done by Kshs9.2 billion."
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