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    "id": 645893,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/645893/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 170,
        "legal_name": "Bonny Khalwale",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to confirm that indeed Meru Level 5 Hospital is one of the senior hospitals, even before devolution. I want to join Sen. Murungi in condemning the Governor of Meru. What he is doing is actually a crime against not only the people of Meru, but even the surrounding counties that would stand to benefit from this equipment. It should not escape the people of this country that there is a lot of trade unionism within the ranks of the Council of Governors (CoGs). I believe that it is this trade unionism that is forcing my brother, Gov. Munya, who I have a lot of respect for, to refuse to accept the equipment. A section of governors felt that they should have procured that equipment directly. Therefore, he is doing it so as to please the rest of the governors, since he is their chairman. I want to appeal to Gov. Munya that when it comes to some things, one has to reach a stage where one retreats. The point has been made that governors would have preferred to procure, but since the Government has gone ahead and done the wrong thing anyway, let them accept the equipment, so that our people can benefit from it. Mr. Speaker, Sir, this is not just limited to Meru County. Even in Kakamega County we are yet to enjoy this equipment that we were looking forward to, to change the medical sector by way of accessibility to cheap and nearby equipment by renal, diabetic and cancer patients."
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