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    "id": 569492,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Prof.) Anyang'-Nyong'o",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 193,
        "legal_name": "Peter Anyang' Nyong'o",
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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this Motion which was ably moved by my dear friend, Sen. Leshore, the Senator for Samburu County. The Motion is timely and very important. My colleagues who spoke previously - who include; Sen. (Eng) Muriuki and you - have emphasized the prevalence of HIV/AIDS that continues to bedevil our nation in terms of its distribution nationally. We know there are certain areas which are more affected than others. They have also brought into focus the fact that health as a function has been devolved whereas the institution that looks after problems of HIV/AIDS, the NACC remains a national institution. Madam Temporary Speaker, the mischief that this Motion tries to deal with is how the counties will deliver health programmes and projects, particularly those that regard HIV/AIDS while the key institution remains national. As I see it, the proposal in the Motion is to devolve the NACC to the counties. This is laudable and should be undertaken. While saying so, let us remember that it is, not only the bureaucracy of the NACC that we want to devolve, but two things as well; the functions performed by the NACC and the resources that they use to deal or run the projects and programmes of HIV/AIDS. I want to bring to your attention a piece of information that is very important. The NACC’s work has for a long time been largely supported by the donor community. Secondly, if you look at the Anti-retrovirals (ARVs) that have been used in this country by those infected by HIV/AIDS scourge and are prolonging their lives by their use, you will find out that our Government has devoted much less money to the purchase of ARVs than the donor community. The donor community has done that within the ambit of the NACC. Once we devolve the NACC, we must come to an agreement with the donor community that the funds will now be channeled to the devolved NACC rather than the headquarters. This is because the implementing agency for HIV/AIDS will no longer be the national headquarters, but the devolved NACC. This is very important because if we just deal with the bureaucracy, it will not change a thing at all. The NACC is still running its programmes today across the nation, notwithstanding devolution. 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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