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    "id": 874215,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Malalah",
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        "legal_name": "Cleophas Wakhungu Malalah",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I was talking about the Cuban doctors and not the Luo doctors. I also established that the doctors who are given an opportunity by the County to pursue higher studies and paid by the county while on study leave are required to report back to the Ministry of Health for redeployment upon completion of their studies. This impacts negatively on the County for it invests in a doctor by training him or her then they may not come back to benefit the same County. I have come up with a raft of recommendations to enhance services at the Kakamega General Hospital, some of which I have already shared with the Kakamega County Government leadership for action and also wish to share with Members of this House especially those serving in the Committee on health. 1.Enhance the number of specialized staff to effectively man specialized units such as Intensive Care Unit (ICU), Renal Units and Cancer Centre. 2. Intensify and conduct a massive National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) drive to allow the lower level income earners, who are the majority, to afford medical care at the facility. 3. Implement or actualise the semi-autonomous status of the facility so that the hospital can run its operational costs as per the Kenya gazette supplementary notice of 2017. 4. The government to consider the upcoming referral hospital in Kakamega as Level six and leave the Kakamega County General Hospital to act as Level five. 5. Using the conditional grant, the old buildings at the facility to be renovated just like the maternity and the pediatric wards which look pretty better. 6. The extend of poverty and unaffordability of medical care by mothers was quite alarming. A comprehensive linda mama na mtoto program, that is currently in Kakamega, to be enhanced to touch more lives of mothers in the villages. 7. The annual capitation grant given by the national Government should be shared between the two facilities. The conditional grant that we receive from the national Government is currently being used to construct another referral hospital and that money is not directed to the Kakamega County General Hospital. I propose that the money be shared between the two facilities for us to use the money to maintain Kakamega County General Hospital; 8. The Ministry of Health to develop a policy that ensures that once a county invests in the further training of a medical profession from the county, that the trained 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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