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    "id": 90153,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Ms. Ndeti",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 109,
        "legal_name": "Wavinya Ndeti",
        "slug": "wavinya-ndeti"
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    "content": " Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise to support the Motion. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, many things have been mentioned here, especially on infrastructure. If you look at most of the hospitals that we have, their infrastructure is very bad. I know that the Government has tried to rehabilitate the Kenyatta National Hospital and other hospitals like the Machakos General Hospital, but the Government needs to put more money, at least, to bring these hospitals to the standards that are required. In very home even if you are not infected with HIV/AIDS, you are affected. We have many people in this country who are suffering from HIV/AIDS. We are depending on development partners to help us to take care of our people. We should be a responsible nation and have our own resources to take care of our own people. If you look at the other nations, they are doing that. The Treasury should set aside money to take care of our sick. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, there are also some health centres that have been promoted to district hospitals. These health centres do not even have the basic necessities. Some of them do not have theatres, mortuaries, incinerators or even medicine. The Treasury really needs to look into this. Without a healthy nation, we will get nowhere. We have got to take care of our own people. There is no Government without people. Whether sick or healthy, everyone needs to be taken care of. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, in some hospitals, we have pending bills of over Kshs800 million. People go to hospital and they are not able to pay their bills. I have gone so many times to the Kenyatta National Hospital to pay bills for some of my constituents. I think the Government needs to look at what is happening because Kshs800 million is a lot of money. This is not helping the hospitals. Something needs to be done about that. As I finish, I would not forget that I come from Athi River, Kathiani Constituency, Athi River District. Athi River is the most industrialized town in this country. I have over 60 factories there and yet, there is no hospital. We have had cases where factories have caught fire and burnt some people. The nearest hospital where those people can be taken is Machakos District Hospital or Kenyatta National Hospital. The Minister is here. My CDF team and I have set aside Kshs10 million to start the"
}