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    "id": 977413,
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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": "Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. Being a Member of the Committee on Finance and Budget, I thank the Chairperson for leading the team. It was a short time with a lot of work. I want to thank not only the Speaker, but even the Members. I would also like to say that the Ministry of National Treasury and Planning, CRA, Council of Governors (COG), civil societies and the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK). These are the several other institutions that came up with very good recommendations. It is important for us to note that as a nation, the Budget Policy Statement Report will give Kenya direction in terms of budgeting and the direction that the country should take in terms of development and raising of resources in the next year and in the near future. Madam Temporary Speaker, it is important that we do a proper job that will give Kenya as a nation, the national Government and the county governments a clear direction on the issues of finances. It is important to note the issue of healthcare. It has already been mentioned by several Members who have already spoken, that it is not balanced. If you have to do the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) together with the Universal Healthcare Coverage (UHC), there must be a clear mark of where NHIF ends and where the UHC starts. Without that, it will bring a lot of confusion. From NHIF, we see that instead of a bigger percentage of resources going to the national hospitals, it goes to the private sector. So the reason may not be clear. But one of the reasons that is very clear to me is the fact that most of the Government hospitals are not properly resourced and facilitated. It means that whenever anybody is ill, people prefer to go to the national Government. Madam Temporary Speaker, I know there is a narrative that there could be a lot of corruption in the private sector. That could be one of the reasons. Another reason is the preparedness of Government hospitals, compared to the private sector. We must balance that to make sure that Government hospitals are properly facilitated to take care of the money that comes from the people of Kenya. 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."
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