{"id":596761,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/596761/?format=json","text_counter":154,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Midiwo","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":184,"legal_name":"Washington Jakoyo Midiwo","slug":"jakoyo-midiwo"},"content":"I agree, but he may be a very good person. He does not have to be a doctor because it is about policy. He should propose policy and bring it here so that Dr. Eseli can say that he has thought like a banker, but this is a good policy. You cannot say that you create many jobs in the counties and there is somebody who has a Masters degree. That is also not good policy. The people that are employed at the county or suggestion of people to be employed by the county cannot be policy. We are expanding the wage bill again and yet we are crying about lack of money. That body cannot and should not pass here. Let us pass laws that provide the consequences of a patient missing drugs or dying at the dispensary. Let us give our courts laws to deal squarely and adequately with people who do not care, but are supposed to care for our patients. As I wind up, the attempt to nationalise healthcare in a failed system which we were trying to cure is one which I am going to oppose vehemently. The fact that the counties are dysfunctional in terms of health does not mean future counties will be dysfunctional. Let us empower the counties. Let us look at why they are dysfunctional. Like I have said, in our next Budget, we must earmark which money should go to health. With enough supply of money and proper laws, there will be no reason for us not to treat our people. However, I disagree with taking away power and giving it to somebody else apart from Government Ministries. In any case, we are saying that in future, the Cabinet Secretaries (CS) should be in this House so that we can interrogate them on policy. That way, we will do well."}