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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Ichung’wah",
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        "legal_name": "Anthony Kimani Ichung'Wah",
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    "content": "I said my handshake with Hon. (Dr.) Nyikal and I was just consulting on the question of the CT scanners and the health equipment programme that this Government started. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, you remember it started from motor vehicles. In the last Parliament, we started leasing motor vehicles instead of buying them. Again, we have been leasing medical equipment. I was saying that to answer the Leader of the Minority Party because he is a member of the Committee, and he is aware. Those who read our Report on the Budget Policy Statement earlier this year must have noted that we made that indication. When we proceed to do public participation later, we will visit a number of health centres that are under the managed equipment programme to see for ourselves and verify how this programme is working. This is because there have been reports that there are instances where consumables are not provided. Machines are there in hospitals but they are not being utilised. Therefore, I assure this House and the people of this great Republic that even as we consider the issue of purchase of CT scanners, we will also be relooking into the issue of the managed equipment programme. With those few remarks, I thank the Members who have contributed to this Motion and encourage them to be present this afternoon as we consider the amendments that may come up during the Committee of the whole House. We will also be dealing with the appropriation for the Equalisation Fund later this afternoon. With those remarks, I beg to reply."
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