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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Eric Keter",
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    "content": "Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, thank you for giving me this chance to contribute. First and foremost, I would like to thank Hon. Opiyo for having thought of this Bill, so that we can debate it. AIDS is very real and it causes a lot of harm to our people; it kills even important people who contribute to the economy of this country. But the way we are handling it is below standard. We need to look at this issue practically. Last year I convened the AIDS Committee in my constituency. One year down the line, what is happening is that people are asking: “What are we supposed to be doing?” “Can we resign because we are not doing anything?” The challenge we have in this issue is that we do not have the funds. That is the real thing. What is happening is that no action is taking place. No programmes are taking place in the villages about the youth or churches. I think we should address this issue squarely, so that we see where we can get funds and whether we give funds to the national Government. At the same time, we should convince the county governments to set up departments dealing daily with officers--- If we continue at the same rate as we are now--- I told them to be patient a bit as we see what to do about it. I have hope that we are going to address this matter through this Bill."
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