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    "id": 797931,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/797931/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Dullo",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13125,
        "legal_name": "Dullo Fatuma Adan",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Sen. Seneta has addressed a lot of pertinent issues that affect many counties. I want to join her in congratulating West Pokot for coming up with such a Petition. Health is a pertinent issue and a matter that affects the whole country. All the issues raised regarding human resource, security of equipment and poor health care services, where people cannot even get panadol or paracetamol in those hospitals, affect most of the counties. Cases where staffs are hired based on political alignment are happening in most counties. We need to look at how staff are recruited in most of those counties. A lot of money is spent by the Government in making sure that people get proper service delivery, especially on matters health. This is because health is an important component and a fundamental right where all Kenyans are supposed to be safe.Unfortunately, what is happening in most counties is a challenging aspect. We have not moved from where we were five years ago despite the Government pumping in a lot of money. This Petition is timely and I hope that its report and findings will enlighten us in terms of certain areas that we need to tighten as a Senate, to make sure that Kenyans get service delivery. One of the things that we need to do as a Senate is to make sure that the formulation of policies and standards is left with the National Government. If we leave the setting of standards of healthcare services to the counties, then we are killing that particular service delivery. This was even discussed in the 11th Parliament. It is a critical matter that this Senate should look into and see if we can get a legislation to control the standards that are kept by most of those hospitals. I support the Petition. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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