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    "id": 943860,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jr.",
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        "legal_name": "Mutula Kilonzo Jnr",
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    "content": "This morning, we learnt during the medical leasing interrogation that we are buying torches for a Kshs1 million, stands at Kshs1.8 million and linen trolleys for Kshs2 million. It is a pity that we cannot afford to give Kshs2,500 or Kshs3,000 to community health workers who are working tirelessly to ensure that people are getting treatment and medical care. Mr. Speaker, Sir, other than this Motion, Sen. Nyamunga must proceed to have an amendment. I am aware - I have seen the Vice Chairperson here - that there are amendments to the Health Act. Can we in assistance of this very important Motion include - since we do not want this to be a discussion of governors - that once this governor leaves, the next governor ignores what the previous governor did. Can we have this as legislation? Sen. (Dr.) Ali, the amendments that are in your Committee should include the proposals that have been ably presented by Sen. Nyamunga. She should be given the honour and privilege of moving those amendments. This is a way of ensuring that we devolve the services of health by offering services and stop building structures. I am told that Kakamega has a hospital whose value is Kshs1.2 billion, which has no equipment. Many other counties are building beautiful infrastructure which does not make any sense. Sen. Wetangula was right by saying that even if you had a tent and people had equipment and trained officers, they will still get the sort of healthcare that we, as a country, are aspiring to have. I agree with the recommendations; not only facilitate, but also pay them: not only do policy, recognize them, register them and give them certificates so that a community health worker from Kisumu can go and work in Makueni. Once you recognize and give them a certificate, this person will then be creating employment. Mr. Speaker, Sir, Kisumu alone has 3,200 health workers. If you do the mathematics and do a minimum of Kshs1,500 community health workers in the 47 counties, we are talking about creating jobs, but not that one of giving somebody that I know the Chair of National Employment Authority. I am talking about real people, real jobs. Thank you and I support."
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