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    "id": 533005,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Ongoro",
    "speaker_title": "The Temporary Speaker",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 125,
        "legal_name": "Elizabeth Ongoro Masha",
        "slug": "elizabeth-ongoro"
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    "content": " Order, Senators! Let us listen to Sen. (Prof.) Lesan. This is a report in which, for the first time, the first civil servants realized that by trading with the Government, they could make a lot of money. Out of that report of 1965, Acts of Parliament were passed where civil servants engaged in business. Fifty years down the line, we are drowning in corruption that has emanated from the simple Act passed in 1965 and implemented throughout the country. I am a bit concerned because 50 years later, we made the same mistake when we established devolved governments without looking at the laws that will guide the assets in the devolved units. We are now facing the same problems with county governments where we are losing a lot of resources through corruption. Let me just go back to the President’s Speech. I would like to address the health sector. Last week, we were in the Ministers’ Health Conference in Kampala and statistics displayed were shocking. Out of the East African countries including Rwanda and Burundi, Kenya lagged behind in statistics especially in maternal health. There are 360 deaths out of every 100,000 births. This is the highest figure in all the countries in East Africa. Counties like Rwanda are down to 100 or 125 deaths per every 100,000. This is causing a lot of concern as to how we take care of our public. I say so because the act of corruption has contributed to these figures even with the high investment in the health sector. I will take this opportunity to congratulate Her Excellency the First Lady, Margaret Kenyatta, for her “Beyond Zero Campaign” which has contributed to reducing these figures from 400 deaths to 360 per every 100,000 births. I hope that the process is going to go on to support mothers and not be infiltrated by corruption. 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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