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    "id": 643724,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/643724/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Dr.) Shaban",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 139,
        "legal_name": "Naomi Namsi Shaban",
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    "content": "Thank you. It is clear in our Constitution that there are two levels of government, the national and county governments. It is stipulated clearly how revenues are going to be divided in terms of what we do at the two levels of government. On the Jubilee Government agenda, I wanted to emphasise on medical equipment in most of our public institutions. As you are all aware, Level 4 and 5 hospitals have been identified in each of the counties to be given equipment so that people do not have to congregate in Nairobi, Mombasa, Kisumu and Eldoret to access treatment but they should access treatment at the county level. Despite the fact that there is Kshs4.5billion which is going towards leasing of this equipment and most of the equipment has been delivered in a number of those institutions, what is obvious is the fact that there is lack of personnel to utilise those equipment and to administer treatment to the people using them. Beautiful equipment without skilled personnel will not serve the purpose it is meant to serve. It is my hope that the Executive is going to make a deliberate move to ensure that we are able to train as many people as possible. Our Kenya Medical Training Colleges (KMTCs) are going to provide more space than what is available for training of health personnel who can go and use that good equipment and give services at counties. Looking at this Division of Revenue Bill, there are places such as Lamu and Tana River which have major problems. Even wanting to deliver the equipment to them, they do not have the infrastructure to carry the equipment. There is some Kshs200 million that has been set aside to go to Tana River and Lamu, that is Hola and Lamu Hospitals to put up infrastructure before the equipment is delivered there for their use. 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."
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