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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Sakaja",
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        "legal_name": "Johnson Arthur Sakaja",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I had not spoken on this matter. As all the Members who have contributed have said, this is an extremely important issue. Just as we have been dealing with those amounts that have gone to the medical leasing equipment, during the Budget Policy Statement (BPS) discussion, we have seen another Kshs6 billion being set aside for the same purposes. Counties are still paying Kshs200 million. This morning, I was at a function on universal health care. It was the Chair of the National Assembly Committee on Health who was invited yet; health is the biggest devolved function. The space of the Senate has been completely eroded and taken away by the National Assembly on a matter that is clearly devolved. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I raised matters here on Pumwani Maternity Hospital when bodies of babies were found in paper bags and boxes. We went to the Committee and to date, there has been no resolution or response to that. The Senate Minority Leader and the Deputy Leader of Majority are here. I would suggest that in the spirit of the “handshake”, we spice up some of our committees. Let us do some shaking up of some of them. I am willing to resign from one of my positions. I am Chair in one and Vice-Chair in another. Let us bring some new energy in our committees. Secondly, on this specific issue, we saw the progress we made when the Senate Majority Leader chaired the meeting when the Cabinet Secretary appeared before us sitting as a Committee of the Whole and everybody came. If you direct that the Leader of Majority still handles this matter to its conclusion---This is because the Committee then 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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