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    "id": 799971,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/799971/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Khaniri",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 171,
        "legal_name": "George Munyasa Khaniri",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, allow me to join my colleagues who have spoken earlier in hailing Gov. Mandago and the four other patriotic Kenyans for bringing this important Petition to the Senate of the Republic of Kenya. I want to agree with the Senator for Kericho, Sen. Cheruiyot, that the fact that we are receiving so many petitions in this House is a clear testimony that Kenyans out there have a lot of confidence in this House. They look upon us to solve some of the problems they bring to us. Indeed, we must rise to the occasion and ensure that we do exactly that. The Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital is a very important institution in this republic. It does not only serve Uasin Gishu and the environs, but the entire former Western Province of the Republic of Kenya. Therefore, it is a terrible omission - and it is long overdue - that the hospital is not benefitting from the conditional grant. This Petition must be looked into with a lot of speed to ensure that this anomaly is corrected, so that the hospital receives its share of the conditional grant. The Government must also ensure that the hospital is properly funded because of the population that it is serving. In addition to this, the hospital is overwhelmed. It will be important that as we go into the future, the national Government should think of ways and means of developing other national referral hospitals, for example, Kakamega Hospital, so that it can serve the western part of Kenya. We should have others in Kisumu, Eastern, Coast and North Eastern, so that we do not put lot of pressure on Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital and the Kenyatta National Hospital. 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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