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    "id": 908664,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/908664/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Wajir South, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Mohamed Mohamud",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 13506,
        "legal_name": "Mohamud Sheikh Mohammed",
        "slug": "mohamud-sheikh-mohammed"
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    "content": " This year’s national budget reflects on the reality of where we want to see our country in future and how we want our communities to benefit. Albeit I see the challenges coming in terms of the scrutiny that the budget deserves, this one has values that are going to make a change to multiple areas in our communities. There is a general feeling that the Budget and Appropriations Committee overlooks a number of things. Some of them include recommendations of the Departmental Committee on Health. As a Member of the Departmental Committee on Health, I support the amendments of the Committee for the budget of the Ministry of Health. Any diversion is not fair. It is not right. The decision on the health budget that we brought forward must be maintained and looked into. I have been in the health field for the last 28 years and my understanding of the needs of this country is quite diverse and huge. Because of that a number of issues have been raised by the Departmental Committee on Health and that really needs to be looked into. Our recommendations and our decisions are pegged on the reality on the ground. Rural health has been overlooked for many years. While universal healthcare will be a complement, it must be opened up. That means that the actual aspects of the universal healthcare must be pegged on what need to be funded. It has become apparent that the Departmental Committee on Health extensive examination of our budget decision cannot be questioned without looking at the reality. The role of the National Assembly is obvious. No committee can ignore what another committee has looked at and recommended. Our oversight role of the Ministry of Health has had us look at the budgets in the past, how they were expended and the audits that came back. Therefore, our decision is reflecting on that. The sorry state of the health system in this country is what drives our decision in budgeting. Due diligence is one of the critical gears to shift for the implementation of the Constitution. Unless we stand forth to safeguard this, then this House and its committees would not have fulfilled the role and the wishes of Kenyans. The amount being reallocated from health is about Kshs4.6 billion and is informed by the pilot report which is not done by the Ministry on time. Until we get that, we feel that the reallocation to the other aspect of health is what we want to pronounce louder. Any diversion from the plans of the Committee on Health in terms of discussions and decisions is actually a mockery and not acceptable. Therefore, we really need to see that that is looked into. Our conscience is clear and the sorry state of referral hospitals is an example that we have looked at. Therefore, we want to see that it is clear… The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
}