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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Ong’era",
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        "legal_name": "Janet Ongera",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, thank you for giving me this opportunity so that I may also make my contribution to this important Motion. From the outset, I would also like to join my colleagues in congratulating the distinguished Senator for Samburu, Sen. Leshore, my father and senior whom I have a lot of respect for right from the days when we were working together in the Government. Madam Temporary Speaker, this is a very timely and important Motion as many Senators have said. I feel very sad that it has taken over a year before it could come to this House for debate. In fact, by now we should be bringing legislation with regard to this Motion. As you are aware, the NACC was set up in 1999. Its mission statement is:- “To provide policy and a strategic framework for mobilizing and coordinating resources for the prevention of HIV/AIDS transmission, prevention, provision of care and support to the infected and affected people in Kenya.” In this plan, we must congratulate the NACC in what it has achieved because it has mobilized resources and managed to reduce the rate of infection to at least 50 per cent. It has also dealt with issues of HIV/AIDS related mortality which has been reduced to 25 per cent and HIV/AIDS related morbidity which has also been reduced. However, this notwithstanding, I think the body’s work and mandate has a reached a point where it needs to be devolved to the counties because we have already devolved health facilities. If I was the Mover of this Motion, I would actually go further and request that instead of creating county offices for NACC, we should actually create county HIV/AIDS control councils in the 47 counties in this country. Why do I say this? We are aware that NACC’s role is to be a mobilizer of resources, but it does not implement any policies. We know that most of the resources are issued through NGOs, Community Based Organisations (CBOs), Faith Based Organisations (FBOs), the private sector and public sector organizations. Therefore, which better organization, other than the county government, can be given the donor funds to deal with the issue of HIV/AIDS, once and 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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