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    "id": 759015,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/759015/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Mutunga",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13495,
        "legal_name": "John Kanyuithia Mutunga",
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    "content": "ensuring equity in provision of health services across the country. Health is important in development because we may not be able to develop our country with unhealthy people. The second Sessional Paper takes into account the two levels of government – the county governments and the national Government. I pause to reflect on what is happening in this country at the moment. We have nurses who have been picketing for a very long time. We have so often seen our doctors and other health professionals staying out there and demanding for their rights in terms of better services in order to serve this country better. I believe this Sessional Paper basically touches on the importance of taking care of the personnel in order to be able to serve the people better. It gives broad policy guidelines on how to manage the health sector. Therefore, it is in order for us to approve this particular Sessional Paper so that we can guide the health sector better. The Sessional Paper was consultatively developed. Therefore, it takes into account the wishes of the majority of Kenyans at both national and county government levels. What I would like to mention is that we are very good at developing very good documents, but not exactly as perfect in terms of implementing them. That is why I call upon the health fraternity and those concerned in improvement and management of the health sector to take seriously the provisions that have been provided for in this Sessional Paper. I want to pause---"
}