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    "id": 989442,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/989442/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Muranga CWR, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Sabina Chege",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 884,
        "legal_name": "Sabina Wanjiru Chege",
        "slug": "sabina-wanjiru-chege"
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    "content": "Hon. Speaker, as opposed to media reports on having received Kshs40 billion to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ministry of Health has only received Kshs300 million – which has been shared amongst the Government institutions as follows: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kshs10 million to facilitate Kenyan students in Wuhan China; Ministry of Defence, Kshs75 million for Defence team preparedness and readiness to response; National Youth Service, Kshs10 million to provide security at the isolation and quarantine facilities in addition to providing buses and personnel; Kenyatta National Hospital, Kshs150 million to provide additional bed capacity at Mbagathi Hospital Isolation Centre; State Department of Broadcasting and Telecommunication, Kshs5 million to facilitate community outreach and media tours across regions; State Department of Public Works, Kshs1.5 million to facilitate completion of construction works (fencing and provision of access roads) to isolation centres at Mbagathi Hospital; and Ministry of Health, Kshs48,500,000 for medical response and logistics at isolation/quarantine centres. Additionally, the Ministry of Health, under the Supplementary Budget II, has been allocated Kshs5.42 billion to fight the pandemic. However, it is yet to receive any of these funds because we just allocated them. Hon. Speaker, it is good to let the House know how the sum of Kshs5.42 billion has been planned by the Government. A sum of Kshs1 billion has been earmarked for increasing healthcare workers to be utilised by June, 2020. I will also be tabling a Report on how many healthcare workers per county the Government is planning to employ, in conjunction with the county governments. The World Bank has provided Kshs1 billion or USD10 million, which was negotiated under the Transforming Health System for universal health covering projects that have been earmarked for emergency response, including procurement of Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs), medicines, setting up of isolation facilities and operation centres. An additional sum of USD50 million has been negotiated to support the Covid-19 response. Already, Kshs2.66 billion is being processed to be accessed through the IFMIS. An additional sum of Kshs2.3 billion will be confirmed upon finalisation of Supplementary Budget II for the Financial Year 2019/2020. A sum of Kshs493,154,000 for Covid-19 response has also been provided within the Global Fund Regulations, and is awaiting finalisation of preparation of the Budget for approval by the Global Fund for 960,000 tests to be done. The Mahatma Gandhi Foundation has given Kshs184,165,900, and the funds will be channelled towards addressing gap areas within the Mahatma Gandhi regulations. Budget reallocation is on-going. The COVID-19 Fund Board has not given any amount to the Government. There was a request to fund PPEs laboratory testing and communication. That is the breakdown of the Kshs5.426 billion that is yet to be received for the fight against COVID-19. Hon. Speaker, human resource in the Ministry of Health is very critical. It is responsible for mitigating the threat caused by the COVID-19 as witnessed in other countries struggling with this pandemic. To this end, the Ministry of Health is working with the national and county governments as well as with the private health sub-sector service providers to map out health workers of different cadres available to join the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
}