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    "id": 865860,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/865860/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Dullo",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Dullo Fatuma Adan",
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    "content": "The matter of medical equipment and Universal Healthcare(UHC)that we have just debated is a matter of devolution that is the core mandate of this Senate. I think it is important for us to handle it properly. I would want the relevant Committee to engage the Ministry of Health so that we are on top of things. It is not a last minute matter that this Senate should be brought what has already been implemented on the ground. If I may give a very good example of the UHC, it was the only time that this Senate came to engage with UHC and yet this is a very important initiative by the President and the Government of this country. The UHC is very important and I believe it is something that can help our communities to get service delivery because health is an important aspect in devolution and also in the lives of our people. Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is only when I started asking this question that the Ministry came out to give us an answer that they had engaged the Senate, yet as a Senate, we do not even know what UHC is and what it entails. We do not know the policy guidelines governing UHC. We are going to spend Kshs300 billion according to information given to us by the Cabinet Secretary (CS). We do not know where that money is coming from. How are the counties going to contribute to that Kshs3.9 billion set aside for the four counties that are supposed to be pilot projects? If we do not intervene and be on top of things, this is a mess of equipment that we are going to be grappling with next year. I urge the relevant Committee on Health to take up this matter and engage the Ministry seriously and advice the House properly in terms of what the Ministry is doing in healthcare services. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I do not want to dwell on a matter that was discussed in this House three days ago. However, for me the matter of Petitions is a mechanism that has been put by Parliament for members of the public to engage Parliament. However, if these matters are not handled properly, members of the public are going to lose confidence. This is a matter that this House and even the House before, has been able to deal with properly so that members of the public get confidence in the Senate. 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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