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    "id": 901558,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Kibiru",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13196,
        "legal_name": "Charles Reubenson Kibiru",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order No. 47(1), I rise to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Health on the reported poor status of Kerugoya Level 4 Hospital in Kirinyaga where service delivery has deteriorated to worrying levels with the Level 4 Hospital becoming a medical facility with dirty linens, clogged water systems, unserviceable toilets and blocked drainage, thereby exposing patients to possible outbreak of epidemics that may further compound the already bad situation. In the Statement, the Committee should- (1) state the circumstances sorrounding the near total collapse of the hospital, which is currently experiencing a total failure of service provision, poor hygiene, poor patient recovery, low staff morale and malfunctioning equipment; (2) explain the circumstances that have led to complaints from staff, sacking of casual workers, mistreatment of medical personnel as well as general lack of communication and synergy between the hospital and Kirinyaga County Executive Committee; (3) indicate the reasons that have caused the county administration to appear to work at cross purposes, unable to discharge the devolved function of health; (4) state the steps being taken by the national Government to address the devastating state of the hospital, in particular, as well as other health facilities in Kirinyaga County namely, Kimbimbi in Mwea Subcounty and Gathambi and Sagana in Ndia Subcounty, which are also facing challenges of staff flight occasioned by hardships at the workplace such as upsurge in snake bites and the sacking of 346 casual workers which has affected the capacity and efficiency in service delivery."
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