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    "content": "returned back to the hospitals. What usually happens is that the money collected in the hospitals, once sent to the county governments finds other uses and only a small percentage of it is sent back to the hospitals. Money collected in hospital should be managed at the hospital. So, we would like to see a change in the structure of the health management in our country. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I would also urge, even though it is not here, that at least five per cent of money spent in our counties be in technology. If we want to increase the money that is generated from the counties, then we must make use of technology. Counties, for example, that have infused collection of money through technology are reporting higher uptakes of revenue within the county. In the long run, counties will not depend on what the Government can give them. We foresee situations where counties such as Turkana, once the oil sector has been developed, may one day contribute money to the national Government instead of the other way round. The only way that can come to pass is if we infuse the use of technology in our counties, especially in revenue collection and fighting corruption. It is only technology that can save us.It is not a panacea of the war against corruption, but it is a good contributor to that process. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I want to mention about the nursery schools which is a pet subject of this Senate. Originally in the Bill, we had some recommendation from the County Revenue Allocation (CRA) that money should be allocated from the national Government to manage polytechnics. Then we said that it is a function that has already been devolved to the county governments. Therefore, the county governments must allocate that money from their own funds. It must be a priority in the county governments. If you want to prove as a county government that you can take care and manage your county, can you manage what has been allocated to the county in schedule four effectively that we wish that the county be given other responsibilities? Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, this is the only way that we can be convinced that indeed, Level 5 hospitals and other institutions should have been allocated to the counties. Finally, I want to congratulate the First Lady, Her Excellency Margaret Kenyatta, because of the effort that she continues to make day in, day out, running in marathons, calling on private people, calling on companies so that they can assist her in her project of ensuring that no mother dies at child birth. That is a commendable effort. If we had another few people doing exactly the same thing, we would ensure that our mothers are never committed to death because of the fact that they give birth to life. It is from birth that an individual in this country is safe, not only later when we are looking for police officers to guard them, but they should be safe from birth. Mothers are special people and we must make sure that we protect them. With those few remarks, I beg to support."
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