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    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Langat",
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        "legal_name": "Christopher Andrew Langat",
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    "content": "It is interesting that the Cabinet Secretary (CS) for Health still thinks that health is a function of the national Government. I want to cite a situation where last week the CS came to my county accompanied by Members of the Committee on Health of the National Assembly. I was not involved, but later on when I heard about it, I went to the meeting. When she was launching this particular equipment, it was unfortunate that the doctors who were supposed to come and assist in the use of this equipment--- One of them was actually cancer equipment facility. We did not have the human resource personnel and the same CS went to the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH) in Eldoret to bring some personnel to go and only stage-manage that they would be visiting the county to assist on the same. It is a shame. This particular Motion is very important, and I want to ask the Members of this particular Committee to assist this House to make sure that sense is brought back to the Executive, or else they will continue imposing some of the rules, laws and activities to this particular House that may injure devolution in a bad way. The question that we normally ask ourselves is: Why leasing? I tend to think that some equipment is not expensive that we could not even purchase. Why should we lease and who is responsible for sustenance and maintenance of this equipment? What about the money that most of the counties have been paying all along even before the use of this equipment? The equipment that was brought to Bomet two weeks ago, our county has been paying for the same for around three years. I tend to think that when something is imposed and rushed into implementing, it raises many questions that requires this House to investigate and find out why. I support this particular Motion. It was not the priority of our counties. The infrastructure to support this particular equipment was not in the place. Many of them have been lying idle. Therefore, this particular Committee will assist this House to support devolution, especially in matters to do with health. I want to conclude by asking the Members that beyond this particular Motion, we have many issues concerning health that may require legislation. Our governor had serious complaints that they are so fixed only procuring medicine from the Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (KEMSA). At times, it is very expensive and they are not allowed to procure them from other sources that might be cheaper or good in quality. This Committee would like to ask them to expand and go further, to ensure that they include most of the things that are disturbing our counties on matters to do with health. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, with those few remarks, I beg to second."
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