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    "id": 553051,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Machage",
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        "id": 179,
        "legal_name": "Wilfred Gisuka Machage",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, cholera epidemic is an end product of many of several system failures including environmental management, sewage disposal and poor dissemination of funds when emergencies occur. To say that this epidemic is a fact that the county level health services are failing, is being a little bit myopic. Especially so, taking into cognizance the fact that a lot of funds in our budgeting system that are supposed to be disseminated directly to the counties, are held by the national Government. I would have thought otherwise but if you listen to the answer from the Ministry, apart from supplying a few personnel, no money was given to the counties to manage the epidemic. Is it sabotage from the national Government to the county governments? I think so. Cholera is a primary health issue. It is a disease that occurs because of:- 1. Poor knowledge and practice. 2. Poor water supply. 3. No facilities to manage and maintain the situation as early as early cases are identified. Therefore, what is necessary is not to return these services to the national Government but to fully move the policy and financial support to that level of primary health care, that is, the county. Give them the facilities and educate the people. Let people have latrines at that level and use them. They could have latrines and they do not use 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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