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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wetangula",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Minority Leader",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 210,
        "legal_name": "Moses Masika Wetangula",
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    "content": " On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. If you can allow me to move you back a little on the issue of the malaria problem in the Western region. It is so critical that last week we were told by the distinguished Senator for Vihiga that 22 children had died in Vihiga, over 38 in Kakamega and now they are dying in Trans Nzoia and Bungoma. In addition to the malaria challenge, over 20 children have been paralyzed in Busia for being administered injections by “doctors” who may not be qualified. These health challenges cannot be taken casually the way we are seeing it. In some places, the whole national Government would have moved to the western region to see and assess why children are dying. Is it because the western region is not in Jubilee or what is the problem? Whether these children dying are in Turkana, Elgeyo-Marakwet, Samburu or Pokot, they are children of Kenya. I would want you, as the Speaker of this House that defends and protects devolution, counties and their governments and the people therein, to come out strongly on this. I understand that Members of the Committee on Health are in Canada on some mission, when children are dying in western and nobody is going there. This is not right. It is a pity that they are benchmarking in Canada while our children are dying in western Kenya. I want to urge you to come out strongly on this because we, as a Senate, have a duty to Kenyans wherever they are, to ensure that they get good health care."
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