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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wambua",
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        "legal_name": "Enoch Kiio Wambua",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir I will be guided by your directive on Standing Order No. 84. I want to congratulate Sen. Chebeni for bringing up this Statement. The state of healthcare in this country has reached crisis levels. The situation is so bad in some counties that hospitals have become death traps for patients. Sometimes patients have to bribe their way to be attended to in public hospitals. If they do not give bribes, they get tired waiting on the benches and leave to seek medical care in private facilities, which are owned by the same doctors who frustrate them in public hospitals. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, last weekend I had a serious challenge in my county in regard to healthcare. A young man called John called me on Saturday, at 12.30 p.m., and said that his father, who was admitted at Kitui General Hospital passed away on Friday night at around 10.00 p.m. and his body was still lying in the ward. He said that the same situation has prevailed in that ward for the last three weeks. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I urge Sen. Chebeni, at an appropriate time and as urgently as possible, to consider seeking leave of the Speaker to adjourn the proceedings of the House and debate the state of healthcare in the country. Health is a fully devolved function, but there are serious concerns with regard to equipment, personnel and conflict of interest. There are serious concerns on the capacity of many of our county governments to manage the health function. When that time comes, it will be necessary for us, as leaders in this nation, to provide direction with regard to what the county governments can do and the kind of assistance they should get from the national Government to ensure quality healthcare services. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I thank you, for the opportunity."
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