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    "id": 707649,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Dr.) Pukose",
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        "legal_name": "Robert Pukose",
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    "content": "registration and regulation of healthcare within this country are all encompassed and addressed in this Bill. The Departmental Committee on Health proposes that the Director of Medical Services should be competitively recruited through the Public Service Commission (PSC) and approved by Parliament. This is because he or she is the technical adviser on healthcare matters within the country. He or she is the equivalent of the Attorney-General. It is like saying that the Attorney- General cannot be approved by Parliament. I want the House to take seriously the position of the Director-General in charge of healthcare. Look at other states. Even in the United States of America (USA), the Director-General in charge of healthcare is appointed by the President. These are very important issues that we need to deal with. We want to take healthcare matters very seriously and address them wholesomely. I was in my local hospital in Endebess over the weekend. The X-ray and ultrasound machines have been installed. The theatre equipment is in place. Unfortunately, the X-ray machine just requires the 3-phase power supply. It has been lying idle for six months. You then ask yourself whether it requires the national Government to come and install it. It is the hospital and the local county government that should do so. I urge county governments to work closely with the national government - because that is what the law provides - to make sure that these services are working and that we are delivering healthcare to our citizens. There are no people who belong to county government or the national Government. This is because all of them are people of Kenya. We must serve them equally and prudently so that they can access quality healthcare. It is a constitutional requirement in the Bill of Rights. I beg to reply."
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