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    "content": "Insurance so that we have a minimum package where all Kenyans have access to quality health care. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, on the issue of the Kenya Medical Supplies Agency (KEMSA), I note that KEMSA has completely changed from push, where they used to create and supply the kits to the district hospitals, rural health facilities like health centres and dispensaries. They have now moved from that and allowed the counties to order for medicine. So, it is a pull system like in a supermarket, where you go, pick what you want and then pay for it. On the issue of complaints that are there right now, I think governors are not allocating appropriate amounts of money for medicine. Some governors are not allocating the 8 per cent or the 15 per cent that the national Government has allocated for health facilities within the counties. Therefore, they run out of the money and KEMSA expects them to put their cheque and order what they want for them to be supplied with medicine. It is very important that Senators liaise with the governors to ensure that there is enough allocation for medicine so that county health executive members can deposit enough money with KEMSA to be supplied with medicine as they wish. In fact, if possible, they should make their orders for medicine to KEMSA every quarter or every half year as they get their allocations. Obviously, KEMSA cannot provide everything and they should be left with some small amount of money to buy this medicine from other sources like private pharmacies. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, we support this document but with a lot of concern about the time allocated so that we understand this. Some of us are not financial experts; we even need to have some financial input so that a session is created for the Senate – either a kamukunji or a workshop – where we can go through this document thoroughly so that when we come here, we have internalized it and we can contribute from a point of knowledge. With those few remarks, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I beg to support. Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir."
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