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    "id": 943900,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/943900/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Nyamunga",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Rose Nyamunga Ogendo",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I also thank Sen. Orengo who also gave good insights on this Motion. The main idea is that we enhance it to a Bill and make sure that it is implemented. I have always said that Kenya is full of many good things, for example, reports and paper work which are done well. We are recognized for doing a good job, but we lack implementation. I also extend my gratitude to Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. who apart from supporting the Motion, he said that we should make the issue of remuneration come out clearly to make sure that community health workers do not do voluntary work forever. They should also be put in the payroll. Even if they get a small token, it will go a long way. I thank Sen. (Dr.) Ali, who also supported this Motion. He talked of spraying of worms which will reduce diseases. He also said that money cannot buy health. So, it is better for us, as a nation, to spend more money on prevention and better nutrition which Sen. (Prof.) Ongeri talked about. Sen. Halake also said that there is a gap. Apart from giving community basic healthcare, we should also bring in mental healthcare which we have a lot of issues with in the rural areas. It is not only in cities where people commit suicide. There is a lot of suffering at every level. The Senate Majority Leader, Sen. Murkomen also had a lot to say about community health workers and how far we can go. Apart from providing healthcare, community health workers can do a lot. When it comes to providing data, we can get it from them. When it comes to policing, we have Nyumba kumi which helps with security. However, community health workers will do more because they are in touch with every home. They know if there is a visitor in the home who does not look like a good person. They can tell people who are fishy in whatever nature. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am encouraged. I thank Sen. Shiyonga for supporting this Motion. Her take was about cholera prevention. We must teach our people how to prevent cholera. Sen. Pareno also gave good insights on the Bill. I thank Sen. Cherargei who also pointed out the issue of maternal healthcare. The moment we have these community health workers in place and they do their work, they should be able to help young mothers. There are many young children; in fact we have children giving birth to children. This is rampant in the rural areas. We talk of teenage pregnancy, which is a big problem that we are facing. The figures that I saw were worrying. If in one year we can have over 100,000 children getting pregnant, it is worrying. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we cannot move on like this as a nation and count ourselves as taking care of our people. How can we leave many of our young people to get pregnant? The people who are impregnating them are grown-ups not children. I believe children cannot make other children pregnant. They must be grownups. Therefore, community health workers will do much more than what we expect. They will help us in healthcare; policing the communities -that is security - and so much more. The data that they have will go a long way. Last but not least, Sen. Halake, who spoke last, spoke with a lot of knowledge on this. I think she has worked with the Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS). That gives her a lot of information because the KRCS works in the villages. They work during difficult times; like during floods.That is when they are really on the ground. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
}