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    "content": "should also make sure that agriculture is more attractive to the young people. Therefore, it means that we must allocate the necessary resources. Secondly, Madam Temporary Speaker, I have looked at the Equalization Fund and I always had a feeling that it is not done fairly. For example, Tinderet sub-county in my county should benefit from the Equalization Fund. I know that there are boundary issues at the moment, but I will not dwell on them because Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr.’s Bill will cure them. I can see my neighbour, Sen. Nyamunga, is alert, but I will not go into the boundaries issue now. However, I note that Tinderet sub-county in Nandi County is more prone to natural disasters because we have had three landslides in Metetei, Tereno and Cherendo. Therefore, it is a unique area that should benefit from the Equalization Fund, just like the other areas. Madam Temporary Speaker, Article 43 of the Constitution provides for basic human rights and water is essential and no longer a privilege. We should ensure that we provide sufficient clean water so that we can prevent diseases. It is worth noting that my county is now developing one dam that will ensure that we have access to clean water. I am happy that this has been factored in. Similarly, the County Government of Nairobi should work hard to ensure that we have access to clean water which will reduce diseases. Madam Temporary Speaker, I know that universal healthcare is important and that it is one of the President’s Big Four Agenda. However, I agree that we are having challenges. In fact, it has reached a point where there was a conversation to the effect that we wrongly devolved health to our counties. However, I am now happy that one of the President’s Big Four Agenda is universal healthcare. This issue of leasing medical equipment should be relooked. I agree with most of my colleagues because leasing means that at the end of the day, you will return the equipment; it is like taking a loan. Can we find a way in which counties can have their own equipment so that they do not need to lease them? This is where money is being stolen. Madam Temporary Speaker, luckily enough today, my Committee met with the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC).They were on record that they have forwarded 48 files to the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP). Some of these files include issues of county governments. I am not privy to that list, which is very secret; it is like electing a Pope in Rome. However, I suspect that most of those issues are about leasing of this medical equipment. I, therefore, urge the Committee on Health and the Senate to relook at this issue so that our counties do not lose more money through leasing. They should get their own equipment. Going forward, we need to agree that health is important because a healthy nation is a wealthy nation. Therefore, on health, I agree that counties have got a long way to go. There are even suggestions being floated that we should have a National Health Service Commission (NHSC). Madam Temporary Speaker, we are aware that the Cuban doctors are in the country. Those are some of the issues that have been bedeviling the health sector that we need to have a conversation about. I am happy that my county got one radiologist from Cuba. However, what will happen when their term ends? Are the terms of service similar to those of our doctors? Are we building capacity in our county and referral hospitals? At the end of the day, in as much as we would want to have the injection of these Cuban 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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