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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) S.W Chege",
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        "legal_name": "Sabina Wanjiru Chege",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. At the outset, I would like to congratulate His Excellency the President for the State of the Nation Address. I appreciate that the Jubilee Government is part of the transition Government because it had to and still is implementing the new Constitution. This Government has had to face many inevitable challenges. I would like Members to appreciate that even as we criticize what the Jubilee Government has done, the people on the ground are also criticizing us Members on what we have not done. The implementation of the new Constitution has been going on smoothly under the Jubilee Government. I would like to commend His Excellency the President and the Government for the great support they have given devolution. In his Address, the President emphasized on what has been devolved 100 per cent such as health. I know a lot of women are very happy because they can now access free maternity in our health facilities. We also know that the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) has been improved and it is now doing commendable work. It is something that has never happened in this nation. Medical equipment has now been distributed to our county hospitals. In my own backyard in Murang’a County we now have a dialysis machine and my people do not have to travel to Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) to line up for treatment. This has provided a big relief to majority of Kenyans. I know this has not only happened in Murang’a County but also in other counties. Indeed, the equipment provided by the national Government in partnership with county governments has been of great help to mwananchi . On the economy of this nation, I would like to say that Rome was not built in one day. We can see the baby steps that our nation is making. I can say that we are progressively headed somewhere. As the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Education, Research and Technology, I am very impressed about what is happening in the education sector. We have a Government that has delivered clean and credible examinations in this nation. This is something that we have been struggling with for very many years. It is something we did not have a solution for but now we can hold our heads high and say we have delivered credible examinations. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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