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    "id": 678269,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. M. Kajwang",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13162,
        "legal_name": "Moses Otieno Kajwang'",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, to reduce maternal mortality and thereby improve the number of women who survive after birth. In my county, one of the key things is prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV/AIDS. When more women deliver in hospitals, it is possible to prevent that transmission. The latest data released by the Kenya National Aids Control Council indicates that more than 2,000 children in Homa Bay County have acquired HIV/Aids through mother to child transmission. This tells you that something somewhere is not working in this Free Maternity Programme. When these mothers deliver in hospital, we are sure we are going to get the right care to prevent that transmission from mother to child. My question to the Committee is this: What measures does the Government intend to take to ensure that these funds are utilized? It is one thing to provide the funds and another to compel people to go to hospital. Sometimes, it is not an issue of compelling; it is an issue of lack of facilities. If you look at the average distance to hospital for some of the areas where we come from especially in Homa Bay County, it is five kilometers. An expectant mother will have to walk for five kilometers to go to a hospital. Sometimes, they prefer to deliver at home. When you provide funds, then you should also provide other motivations and mechanisms to ensure that these funds are utilized to generate the right results. Secondly, I want to find out what the current maternal mortality rate is because it is important for us to look at some numbers that when this programme started, it was at point x and now it is at point y. I am interested in looking at the statistics for Homa Bay and Kwale counties. 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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