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    "id": 597192,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Kembi-Gitura",
    "speaker_title": "The Deputy Speaker",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 242,
        "legal_name": "James Kembi Gitura",
        "slug": "kembi-gitura"
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    "content": " Hon. Senators, I have two petitions to make. The first is a Petition to the Senate by the Uasin Gishu County Branch of the Kenya National Union of Nurses (KNUN) concerning challenges facing the health services sector in the county. Hon. Senators, pursuant to Standing Order No.220(1)(a) and 225(2)(b), I hereby report to the Senate that a Petition has been submitted, through the Clerk, by the Uasin Gishu County Branch of the Kenya National Union of Nurses (KNUN) concerning alleged challenges facing the health services sector in Uasin Gishu County. In their Petition, the petitioners detail a number of challenges which they state have adversely affected the health services sector in the county among them:- (a) That there is an acute shortage of nurses in the county, resulting in patients receiving insufficient medical care and attention; (b) That there is an acute shortage of drugs and essential equipment in health facilities in the county; (c) That the promotion of health professionals in the county has been frozen, contrary to the schemes of service for staff in the health services sector; (d) That the health services staff are remunerated poorly, and that the salaries and allowances are regularly paid late, thus affecting staff morale; (e) That the county has been procuring drugs and other medical supplies at inflated prices, a factor which has been blamed on corruption. (f) That the County Executive has been allocating and spending funds allegedly on purchase of anti-malarial and family planning commodities, which are supplied to the county for free by the Global Fund; and, (g) That the County Executive has failed to recognise the rights of nurses employed by the county to join and belong to a labour union of their choice. 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."
}