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    "id": 603735,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/603735/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Wakhungu",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 1889,
        "legal_name": "Chrisantus Wamalwa Wakhungu",
        "slug": "chrisantus-wamalwa-wakhungu"
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    "content": "The Constitution is very clear. It provides a right to the highest attainable standard of healthcare for every Kenyan which includes the right to health services and reproductive health care. The Fourth Schedule of the Constitution talks about health being a devolved function. However, when it comes to policy, it is done by the national Government. The experience in my constituency is that deaths have increased since 2010 and I have been asking myself why this is so. This is because the health function has been devolved to the county levels, and the county government has no capacity as far as performing health function is concerned. The county governments needed more time in terms of preparedness, leadership, technical equipments, personnel and training. Indeed, that is the reason why deaths have increased since the Constitution of Kenya, 2010 was promulgated. I have done a bit of research on the number of people that we are burying and the statistics have clearly gone up. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
}