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    "content": "us Kenyans, no matter what the administration or the government does or says, is our country really going to change? I want to believe that if we all Kenyans decided today that we want our country to grow, we would fully support the Big Four Agenda. We will not be that selfish any more, loving money more than our people and country. I believe our country will change. We will achieve what the President is dreaming with this Big Four Agenda. Not every Kenyan can go and close the water from entering the dam. I hope that those who are responsible, who take care of the dam will be arrested and answer some questions. This is because we all know that lack of water in the city is one way of spreading diseases and slowing down the economy. Our people will stop production and spend all their time to look for clean water. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the President may be well meaning. However, to really actualise change in our country, we citizens have to support him up. We need to decide that it is what we want and adopt the Big Four Agenda. I would appeal to all of us, as leaders, to take the Big Four Agenda seriously and preach it to our people. Our people need to understand it; what it exactly means and the role of each of us. Health, For example, is very close to my heart. This is because without it, a people cannot advance, work, production will go down, children will not go to school and the country could come to a standstill. However, with universal health care, the country can leap ten times in development. We commend the Government. We note that figures and facilities rose tremendously in the health sector and the number of mothers helped to deliver in hospitals rose. When the level five hospitals come near to the people, it is also the United Nations (UN) leverage. This is because when people trek for miles to look for clinics, and then there will not be production. They will also wait until they are very sick before seeking treatment. We commend the government, but also appeal to those who are charged with medicines and other facilities which are supposed to be given at the hospitals that they should also do their bit. We appeal to our health workers to have it in mind they also have a role to support health. This applies especially to those who take medicines to private clinics. Those medicines do not reach the intended beneficiaries. As leaders, it is also our responsibility in our counties to make sure that the medicines are used the way they should be. Even as we see to it that the health workers are paid their salaries, they should also do fair work so that there is no hue and cry from our citizens. We commend the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) but we also appeal to them to find implementation ways which do not keep the patients waiting. I have one big appeal. As we know, cancer does not wait. The biggest cry right now is cancer. In almost every home, family or village one is affected or infected. We lost one of our own. Unfortunately, I was away but I heard about it. We have many Members who are also suffering. Members are able to look for medical assistance but we have so many other people who do not have hope. They cannot look for help. We would have asked the NHIF whether there is a way they could start treatment as soon as a patient is diagnosed with cancer. They should do so even as the policy 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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