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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Prof.) Lesan",
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        "legal_name": "Wilfred Rottich Lesan",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, these are administrative figures. I am a clinician and these are not figures that I would have on my hands. These are figures that are changing every time. I am sure there are figures that have developed over time. The issue of the mortality rates was not asked. However, we can find the most current figures from the officers. The question on how much it cost per delivery was not asked but I am sure it is a relevant and useful question. The Cabinet Secretary has admitted that mothers in Kisumu are sharing beds. This may be the case in many other county hospitals. It has been undertaken by the Cabinet Secretary that the money allocated to the counties for free maternity healthcare will assist in expanding existing facilities. We know maternity units in most counties require some improvements and since funds are available, it is for the county governments to improve. The process is ongoing and it is exemplified by what is going on in Kisumu County where the facility will be ready in the next four months. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, as regards the mother-child transmission, this is another issue that requires some statistics. This answer does not provide the statistics but there are statistics that we can obtain which are useful. We know that with the increase in the number of deliveries-particularly in an endemic area where the prevalence rate of HIV- AIDS is high like in Homa Bay County- the mother to child transmission is certainly high. This is a figure that we would like to have so that we can know whether the free maternity health care which has raised the delivery rate is the cause of mother to child transmission. I have taken note of the supplementary questions and I endeavour to get their answers sooner than was before. Thank you."
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