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    "id": 882063,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Omogeni",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Erick Okong'o Mogeni",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise to first declare that I am a Member of the Committee on Health and salute our good friend, Sen. Cherargei, for having brought this matter to the attention of the House. A healthy nation is a matter of national interest. This issue of KEMSA supplying medicine to all counties is a problem that we have all encountered in our counties. Last month, in my County of Nyamira, we had serious drug shortages in a number of hospitals. When we asked questions, the answer that we got was that KEMSA lacks the capacity to adequately supply medicine to 47 counties. It is a good thing that Sen. Cherargei has brought this matter to the attention of this House and the Committee on Health should do an in-depth investigation and come up with an answer as to whether KEMSA has the capacity to continue enjoying the kind of monopoly that it is enjoying in terms of supply of medicine. Last year, the Committee on Health was investigating a scandal where a consignment of medicine was discovered somewhere in Parklands and it became a police matter. There are a number of issues surrounding the manner in which KEMSA is managed and its way of dealing with Kenyans, especially when it comes to ordering drugs whose shelf expiry date is very short. That is something that we should not wish away as Kenyans. I do not understand why people will say that they have been given drugs, that are about to expire, for free by KEMSA when they are having a medical camp. The question is; why do we keep ordering drugs that are about to expire for us to give them out for medical camps? I plead that this matter gets the attention that it deserves from the Committee on Health and once we look at it, we should once more summon KEMSA then give a detailed report to the House. I support the Statement."
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