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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Sakaja",
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        "legal_name": "Johnson Arthur Sakaja",
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    "content": "On top of that, I have spoken about Dr. Lutomia and we have asked that an amount of Kshs790 million be allocated to KEMRI. However, NHIF needs to expedite the release of all NHIF payments due to hospitals, including private hospitals. This is because they are really stretching their capacity at this time, and the Ministry needs to fast track appointment of the new Pharmacy and Poisons Board (PPB). We need to expedite publication and implementation of the Mental Heath Taskforce Report. We need to make sure that we have adequate Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs). In ensuring the quality and standards, they need to engage the health workers, who are the end users. They are the ones who are going to wear them, so they need to be engaged on quality assessment for both locally manufactured and exported PPEs and the Kenya Bureau of Standards KEBS has to ensure strict adherence. Mr. Deputy Speaker Sir, I will ask the Members to go through the report. There are very many other recommendations and you will be proud to note that as of today, this Committee has now held 33 sittings, and we continue to play a part on all those five thematic areas. A more comprehensive detailing of the Committee’s observations and recommendations are contained in a matrix in the final chapter of this Report that goes to each and every part of it. As I conclude, allow me to once again thank your office and the Office of the Clerk. The staff of the Senate, as I always say, are possibly the most amazing public officers, and they can even compete with many private officers in terms of their professionalism, alacrity and resource. Many times, when we ask the questions to even the professionals, because we have the professionals in our teams, they get shocked. I will shed more light in the next meeting."
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