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    "id": 993883,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Kihika",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13216,
        "legal_name": "Susan Wakarura Kihika",
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    "content": "2030, she will ensure universal access to sexual and reproductive healthcare services, including family planning, information and education, and the integration of reproductive health into national strategies and programmes. Kenya has also committed to target goal No.5.6 and undergo goal No.5 to gender equality. In this regard, Kenya has pledged to ensure universal access to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights as agreed in accordance with the programme of action of the International Conference on Population and Development, the Beijing Platform for Action and the outcome documents of review conferences. Madam Temporary Speaker, to highlight some of the provisions of the Bill, Clause 4 sets out obligations of the national Government to include- (b) provision of necessary resources for productive health healthcare services in national referral hospitals; (c) collaboration with county governments in expanding and strengthening the delivery of reproductive healthcare services in the respective counties. (d) formulation and implementation of a comprehensive national strategy and plan of action to promote the realization of the right to reproductive health care, including provision of adolescent friendly reproductive healthcare services. Under Clause 5, county governments are required to inter alia - (b) allocate, in the county budget, the funds necessary for the provision of reproductive healthcare in the county health system; (d) facilitate access to reproductive health services; (e) undertake, at such intervals as the respective county executive committee member shall determine necessary, an assessment of the reproductive health needs and gaps in the county and formulate and implement strategies to address the said needs and gaps for the full realization of the reproductive health needs in the county; (f) formulate and implement county specific strategies and programmes to inform persons of reproductive age of their right to access reproductive healthcare services; (g) provide age and development appropriate reproductive health services in the county health system and facilitate access to confidential, comprehensive, and non- judgmental reproductive health services by such persons; Madam Temporary Speaker, Clauses 6 and 7 of the Bill seeks to ensure that - “The National and county governments shall put in place mechanisms to facilitate access to family planning services and counselling services”. According to the 2014 Kenya Demographic and Health Survey, births per woman have continued to decrease from 8.1 births in 1977 to 3.9 births in 2014. According to various newspaper reports, infertility in Kenya is on the increase and is possibly one of the reasons for the reduced fertility rate. Moreover, some reports show that women who have been diagnosed with infertility face stigma and increased risk of gender-based violence. For this reason, it is important for the country to have in place mechanisms to assist such women and families who would still like to have children. It is in this regard that Clause 9 of the Bill seeks to ensure collaboration between the national Government and county governments to provide affordable, accessible and acceptable and quality assisted reproduction services. 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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