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    "id": 838765,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/838765/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Murang’a CWR, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Sabina Chege",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Sabina Wanjiru Chege",
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    "content": "During the scrutiny of the Bill, the Committee made several observations. First, the proposed amendments fundamentally affect composition and structures of boards of management and councils. This is to align the State agencies to Mwongozo and the Government policy on management of State corporations which is geared towards having lean and efficient boards, parastatals and statutory bodies. Secondly, the Committee observed that the Health Act 2017 has not been fully operationalised by the Ministry of Health. This is a matter of urgency that it needs to look into. An audit of the Act and other health related laws should be done to expose any lacuna that will hamper operations in the health sector. We appreciate that health is a devolved function, but there is a lot that needs to be done on the policy by the national Government. Further, the Ministry of Health, being the custodian of matters of health in the country, was not entirely consulted on some of the proposed amendments. Hon. Speaker, I would like to have your attention on this matter. When Ministry officials appear before the Committees of the House and say that they do not own the amendments that have come before the Committee, my Committee became concerned. The big question that Members of the Committee asked, and which I could not answer was: Who was the originator of the amendment? Therefore, we would like to have your direction such that when the Government brings amendments, further and thorough consultations should be done among the Ministries and various agencies so that they do not seem to be pulling in different directions. We should have comprehensive consultations within the Government before any proposed amendments are introduced in the House. 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."
}