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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Okong’o",
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        "legal_name": "Kennedy Mong'are Okong'o",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me an opportunity to make a few remarks on the Presidential Address. On the outset, I will touch on various aspects which the President talked about starting with insecurity. The President spoke widely on how he will tame the dragon of insecurity in the country. On that, we have to give him time considering that this is his second year in office. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, on health care, the President mentioned a number of issues which affect our people. Much more needs to be done considering that the health sector has been devolved. This requires that we have a balancing act. This House and the National Assembly should come up with a very clear law which regulates the medicare personnel who help our people considering the fact that most counties have disparities in terms of payments to health workers. This has become very difficult for health workers and professionals who have the same qualifications. Even transferring from one county to another has become a big problem. On the contracts which were given to multinationals to supply major equipment to our country, that is a laudable act because it might help. Governors who have opposed this idea need to know that Rome was not built in a day. They need to deal with the functions which they have been given effectively. The national Government has the capacity to contract matters of national level. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, on the issue of agriculture, the President talked about the modalities he is putting in place. I do not understand why successive governments 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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