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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Olekina",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Ledama Olekina",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have to admit that you caught me unawares. I was having a discussion with my leader in terms of other legislations that we are introducing into this House such as the Urban Planning Bill that tries to redefine our cities. I thought about it and said, what about our hospitals? This Petition is so timely because it gives us an avenue or opportunity to look at all the hospitals that we have in densely populated cities or towns in this country and ask ourselves; what is it that each referral hospital must have? Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to support this Petition. I know that Uasin Gishu and Eldoret particularly, is a very big town that has a huge population in it. When we are looking at this petition, it will be important for us to examine the existing institution. What is it that it does not have? I concur with my colleague, Sen. Aaron Cheruiyot, when he talked about the resources and what the National Treasury ought to do. Right now, we are talking about devolution and when we are pushing for more resources to go into the counties, we also have to consider the way we have looked at our hospitals. In Narok County, our hospitals probably are Level Four. It is probably considered as a referral hospital but what are some of the facilities that it has in terms of disease control? We might elevate a hospital and call it a referral hospital yet when you go into the morgue, it does not have the required facilities to support that status. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I support the Petition by Gov. Mandago. I urge that when we are looking at this, we look at the entire health sector. I believe that health is one of the four pillars of H.E President Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta. So, this Petition is really timely because it gives us an opportunity to support all other hospitals in this country. With those remarks, I beg to support."
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