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    "id": 859005,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/859005/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mvita, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Abdullswamad Nassir",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 2433,
        "legal_name": "Abdulswamad Sheriff Nassir",
        "slug": "abdulswamad-sheriff-nassir"
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    "content": "Going forward, was the issue of the Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (KEMSA). The Constitution of Kenya is very clear and we are noting this with concern. Health is a devolved function but we have realised that in the year 2016/2017, the Ministry of Health paid KEMSA Kshs600 million for purchase of drugs. That is an accounting function. We are therefore saying that the national Government needs to limit itself from overly going into functions that belong to the county governments. County governments should provide budgetary allocation so that drugs can be purchased in due time. During the 2015/2016 and 2016/2017 Financial Years, KEMSA lost Kshs352 million through expired drugs. The exact figure is Kshs352,134,551. What caused this? Some of the factors that caused this were the doctors’ strike. It happened during the period that medics were on strike. Without doctors, there was no one to prescribe the drugs. So, during this period, Kenyans suffered a huge amount and we are asking anyone before going on strike to ensure that all avenues are exhausted."
}