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    "id": 678127,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Zani",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Agnes Zani",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, I thank you for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this Bill. From the outset, I support this Bill. This is an amendment Bill that seeks to align it with the Constitution. It is very clear in the Fourth Schedule. The distribution of functions between the national and county governments has been clearly stipulated. I refer to county government’s specificity in terms of what they are meant to do. They have a function as far as county health services are concerned, specifically county health facilities. They have a jurisdiction for the functions across county health facilities, pharmacies and promotion of primary healthcare. From the outset, this Bill has to be well anchored in a devolved system. There is no way that can be done without creating new structures and giving those structures responsibilities that make it possible for this organ to be well entrenched in the Constitution, the counties and have synchrony between the two. That is why the aspect of introducing an authority is important. This is the apex. This authority will have a national mandate linking directly with the counties. Therefore, that amendment at Clause 2 where we are adding an authority to run the specific responsibilities is important. Madam Temporary Speaker, at Clause 3, specific additional definitions are put in so that we anchor this Bill clearly within a devolved system. These terminologies and definitions were not there in the principal Act. We have definitions about the council which in this case is referring to a council of county governors. We have definitions The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate"
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