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"speaker_name": "Ms. Mbarire",
"speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister for Tourism",
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"content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we will have a new country where medical care is a right that is enshrined in the new Constitution. It is, therefore, important that as we pass this particular Vote of the Ministry of Medical Services, we look at what we will be able to achieve as a nation in terms of ensuring that we have proper health care. The major challenge now is meeting this particular human right need that is enshrined in the new Constitution. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we should allocate more funds to this Ministry if we want it to achieve its mandate. This Ministry is grossly underfunded and it may not meet its target. The purpose of this Ministry is to reduce the burden on our people in terms of healthcare provision. I am aware of the health inequalities that lie in our country. Any Member of Parliament here will attest to the fact that many families are impoverished by the burden of diseases. Therefore, we need to look at what we must do to ensure that Kenyans are able to achieve these highest attainable standards. We must really be able to define what these âhighest attainable standardsâ are. One of the things we must start to look at very seriously and I am happy the Ministry is already addressing it, is the issue of social health insurance. I know the"
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