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    "id": 797947,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Omogeni",
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        "legal_name": "Erick Okong'o Mogeni",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I thank the Almighty God who took care of us as we traversed our counties during the vacation. I am happy to see that our Senators are back healthy and ready to work. Mr. Speaker, Sir, let me begin by commending the people of West Pokot County,who are enjoying the fruits of the new Constitution of Kenya 2010. I hope that residents from other counties across the country will know the benefits that this Constitution accords to the people of Kenya. I know people who served in the 1970s to early 1990s never had an opportunity of having a citizen that is aware and well informed of their rights. Just imagine what is before us today; this is a Petition by the people of West Pokot and it represents the residents of each ward from West Pokot, invoking their constitutional right under Article 119 of the Constitution to petition the Senate. I commend those residents, and I am happy that the people of Kenya are now well informed of their rights and they are ready to hold their county governments accountable. Having said that, let me state that this Petition gives the Senate an opportunity to demonstrate to the country and the people of Kenya that, indeed, we have teeth and we can bite. The issues that are raised in this petition are quite serious. These residents have raised issues of theft of hospital equipment and instruments. They are raising are very serious concern that a deputy governor has been appointed to be the County Executive Committee (CEC) member in charge of health. They are raising an issue of harassment, irregular and malicious transfers and demotion of health staff. Luckily, I serve in the Senate Committee on Health and I want to assure this House that we will be seized of this Petition. We will do justice to it to ensure that we fully investigate and report to the House on the serious allegations that have been brought forth. However, I think our governors need to understand that if there was a devolved docket that is key to the citizens of this country, it is health. I would hope and believe that each governor will pay due attention to all matters dealing with health. 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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