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    "id": 480550,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wangari",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Martha Wangari",
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    "content": "Mr. Chairman, Sir, while supporting the position of the Chairman of the Finance, Commerce and Budget Committee and knowing the hard times he has had to endure for us to get here, I am really disappointed and it is not only a sad day for the medical fraternity of this country, it is a very sad day for the children and women of this country. I even said the same when we were debating the Division of Revenue Bill because the biggest consumers of these services are women and children. When I look at these figures, they are basically halved. If you look at the figure for the coast region, it has actually been cut by 50 per cent and the same thing applies to Nakuru. I really want to register my disappointment that we can point to one personality on this issue knowing the circus we went through when we debated the Division of Revenue Bill. The National Assembly actually refused to approve money to go to the Level Five hospitals. The result we got from the mediated report was a disappointment. Mr. Chairman, Sir, this figure is an insult, but even as we take it because we need the money, we must not stop at that. As the Senate, we must voice our sentiments because otherwise when we talk of achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) which are supposed to be evaluated next year, we will be talking of mortality rates that are still going high where mothers and their children are dying while giving birth. We cannot just sit and let this happen. I hope we shall be able to negotiate and push for more money, especially the Kshs10 billion that had been allocated last year as the minimum so that it can be able to serve those hospitals that serve so many counties other than those where they are situated. I support."
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