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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Oyula",
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        "legal_name": "Joseph H Maero Oyula",
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    "content": "Sorry, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. As I congratulate the President for his Speech I want to refer specifically to paragraphs 49-54 regarding medical care. Even though the President indicated that there is a lot of improvement in medical care, I think this is not happening all over the country. We have some areas and particularly Busia County where I come from where medical care is still very poor and a lot has to be done. Mortality rate is very high and we have to send our patients to Kisumu or Eldoret to get proper medical care. I want to plead with the Government to look at health care all over the country seriously. There may be some areas or big cities that have good medical care, but the rural areas still need a lot to be done. I want to urge the Government and particularly the Ministry of Health to look seriously at medical care in this country and especially the areas which are lagging behind should be improved. The other thing which I want to mention as far as the President’s Speech is concerned is food security which is among the four pillars. Agriculture is almost being forgotten in certain areas. The National Cereals and Produce Board gives a low deal to most farmers and particularly those who produce maize. Many farmers have their maize rotting in their stores because NCPB cannot buy and if they buy they do not pay on time. This is a very important area as far as food security is concerned and I urge the people concerned to look seriously at food security. Finally, I just want to mention a little about corruption. Let us look at it beyond the National Youth Service and others. We have some counterfeit goods which are brought into this The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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