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    "id": 480552,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/480552/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Machage",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Wilfred Gisuka Machage",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Chairman, Sir. It is a sad situation that we have to reduce the budget for running Level 5 hospitals, especially taking cognizance of certain facts. One, prices of all commodities are increasing, including medicine, at an astronomical sort of situation; a total inverse proportion to availability of resources. Two, Kenya has one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the world, at around 480 mothers dying for every 100,000. There is also a very high infant mortality rate. In some places, we have even up to 135 per 1,000. There is also very high neonatal death rate of about 51 per 1,000 in most places in this country, yet we cannot increase the amount required to run Level 5 hospitals, despite advice from the Abuja Declaration, where the total Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the country should, at least, allocate 15 per cent to medical provision. Really, this is a sad situation, but we will have to pass this budget anyway. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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