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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Murkomen",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Majority Leader",
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        "legal_name": "Onesimus Kipchumba Murkomen",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, since the issue of universal healthcare is not controversial yet - it is just about involvement of the Senate - our proposal was that the Committee can proceed with dealing with it. However, when it comes to the equipment, we should proceed as we did. I know you want this issue to be dispensed with in good time. However, I seek your indulgence that good time is allocated to this important issue. Next week, most Senators will be engaged in other business of the Senate that will engage almost more than half of the House. Therefore, my request is that although this may take a little bit more time, this issue be interrogated to its final conclusion, so that we avoid the suspicions and if there are any anomalies, we deal with them. Whereas the National Treasury, for example, has been deducting money from counties for the last three years, it is apparent that those deductions were done despite the fact that not all counties have received their medical equipment. This includes my county that received the equipment recently. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, there are very many glaring questions. For example, should those counties that have paid way before continue paying for machinery that they did not have and whose worth has not been quantified? The Cabinet Secretary has promised to supply us with more information that will show what was supplied and at what cost. This issue is so important for the Senate, but it is also extremely important for the country, so that we can have a closure. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we discovered that what is called an agreement between the national Government and county governments is not an agreement but a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that is not even witnessed. We know the standing of an MOU vis a vis what can be a binding agreement on behalf of counties; the legal structure that deals with these kinds of MOUs, including the Intergovernmental The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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