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    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Muhia",
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        "legal_name": "Wanjiku Muhia",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to support the Report. The Committee Chairlady touched on several issues as she moved the Motion. As my colleagues have said, we have passed many Bills that have since been assented to by the President, but the implementation of some of them has not kicked off. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, we all remember the first year of the Jubilee Government. It waived maternity fees. If you have been reading newspapers, you must know that previously, many women were forced to peel potatoes in hospital kitchens after giving birth because they could not pay the maternity fees. This issue must be taken seriously because women constitute 60 per cent of voters in this country. We are very happy that the issue of maternity fee has been considered. I would request the Committee to re-look at the issue of devolution of health care services. Of late, we have had turmoil in public hospitals. In some cases, doctors and nurses have not been paid. We passed a law in this House, and the money was sent to the county governments. But nothing is happening. About 2,000 kilometres of road were to be tarmacked. We want to know which roads were recommended for tarmacking last year and this year, so that we can raise the issue on the Floor of the House. We have not been given the areas where the money is going to be utilised. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I would also request the Committee to look into the issue of water. My constituency is very dry and yet, we have allocated a lot of money to ASAL areas for water. In Ukambani, for instance, women still trek for 20 kilometres in search of water. We have been allocated a little money for drilling boreholes, but it cannot be enough because we also have animals that also need water. All the monies have been used for that purpose. My last point is on the education sector. The whole of this year, all constituencies have not received any single cent for education from the Ministry, unless it is only my constituency. That means the support given to schools is not there. The children are in school but they do not have any support. They only rely on the little money that we are giving as bursary. So, we want the Committee to look at what is happening. After we pass the Bill and it is signed into law, we The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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