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    "id": 807729,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/807729/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "June 21, 2018 SENATE DEBATES 28 Sen. Wako",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I commend Sen. Khaniri for the excellent Statement that he has made. It is a clear summary of the provision of health services in this country since it was devolved. It is really absurd. Maybe part of the problem is that we were too much in a hurry to devolve the health sector. I remember complaining at that time that we were in too much of a hurry. The Constitution had given us three years and that we could do a phased one and think about it as we go. However, we did it just at once. In fact, in the first year, the health sector was devolved. That was one problem. The other problem was the reluctance of the centre to clearly support county governments in the provision of health services. Part of this is the disease that we have in this country of corruption. The centre was more interested in big contracts and they wanted to control those contracts without properly consulting county governments. They were also in a hurry because we find that most of this equipment is now rotting at the county level. They will tell you that they do not have personnel to operate the machines. I support those who are calling for the body to audit all these to see how much the country has lost."
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