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    "id": 90150,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/90150/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. I.E Mohamed",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister of State for Development of Northern Kenya and Other Arid Lands",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 82,
        "legal_name": "Mohamed Ibrahim Elmi",
        "slug": "mohamed-elmi"
    },
    "content": " Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise to support the Vote. I want just to remind the hon. Members that we have just passed a new Constitution which makes healthcare a right. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, this is a very important Ministry and it deserves all the necessary support and resources. For us to achieve Vision 2030, one of the key foundations is skilled, educated and healthy workforce. That cannot happen if we continue to treat the Ministry of Medical Services as a Ministry of hospitals, where a few activities happen in a few hospitals and we do not go beyond that. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would suggest to the Minister that we start telemedicine particularly in Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASALs) where distances are long and population scarce, so that specialist input can be gotten by junior officers in the remote areas. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would also commend the Minister for the recent rates he has put up on the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) and trying to modernize and make sure that all Kenyans are reached. I would also urge the Minister to"
}