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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mwaura",
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        "legal_name": "Isaac Maigua Mwaura",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. This matter has been canvassed well in the House. There has been perpetual complaint about the conduct of the Committee on Health, particularly the Chairperson of the Committee. Health is a devolved function and it is not good for us to be asking for a Report of a very contentious scheme that seems to be undermining devolution of health, yet it cannot be the property of the House. As we look at the Budget Policy Statement and I am not anticipating debate, we are at pains to allocate another Kshs6.2 billion for the same project. Initially, this project was supposed to be Kshs4.7 billion for seven years but it has been fluctuating. It is not even possible to ascertain how much money has been spent and governors are complaining about the increase, in terms of the use of those machines. Some of them are moribund. We just had a discussion with the Council of Governors yet the Senate is not seized of this matter because of lack of this Report. My suspicion is that it may not have been properly developed and that is why somebody has not presented it. There is also a possibility that there are very serious cartels who are using the leadership of the Senate, in regard to this Committee, to frustrate these investigations. Therefore, the Chairperson of the Committee should be 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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