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    "id": 981613,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Loitiptip",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Anuar Loitiptip",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to report that I have received a petition from Lamu County concerning the status of health facilities and healthcare in Lamu County. I wish to draw the attention of the Senate to the following - (1) That we know and understand that health is a devolved function which is under the care of the county government. We also know that the health facilities in Lamu County have been in bad state if not in neglect by the county government who are the sole custodians. (2) We also know that there have been incidences of death reported due to either negligence or lack of medicine in some of the health facilities. (3) We also know and acknowledge that the people in charge have shown little or no effort to upgrade the standards of healthcare in our county. (4) We have made the best efforts to have these matters addressed by the relevant authorities all by which have failed. We have not received satisfactory response nor the healthcare status improved. (5) That none of these issues raised in this Petition is pending in any court of law, Constitution or any legal body. Mr. Speaker, Sir, your humble petitioners from Lamu County pray that the Senate investigates this matter and - (1) Initiates a process to ascertain the status of health facilities, patience welfare and overall wellbeing of the health systems in Lamu County. (2) Intervenes in the matter and recommends charges against any authority which might have acted negligently. (3) Investigates the NHIF scheme by the county governments and reports on its effectiveness on the people of Lamu County. (4) Initiates a process to ensure that the national Government complements the county government’s efforts towards ensuring affordable healthcare. Mr. Speaker, Sir, maybe a word to add on the same Petition is that the health condition in Lamu County is really deteriorating. This is a humble request from the people of Lamu to indulge on this matter. As I speak, during the weekend I visited Mpeketoni Sub-County Hospital. It was really a shame to see its condition. I had a meeting with the administrator and the CEC. In that meeting, there were a lot of issues raised. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the first issue which I would like your office to follow up is the pending bills owed to the medical suppliers and contractors. Many of them had supplied and offered other services to the County Government of Lamu, but they have not been paid for the last two years. That is what I want to report to this House. Any issue raised concerning the healthcare in Lamu County is not brought to the attention of CEC in charge of health. Honestly, either the staff are being intimidated---"
}