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"speaker_title": "Hon. Linet Chepkorir",
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"content": " Thank you Hon. Temporary Speaker for giving me this opportunity to make a General Statement regarding status of healthcare services at Longisa Referral Hospital in Bomet County."
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"content": "Hon. Temporary Speaker, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 43, I rise to make a General Statement regarding the tragic death of a young girl, Diana Chepkemoi, from Tendwet Village, Bomet East Constituency, due to medical negligence at Longisa County Referral Hospital."
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"speaker_name": "Bomet County, UDA",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Linet Chepkorir",
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"content": "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."
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"content": "It is with profound sadness that I bring to the attention of this House the untimely demise of a young girl named Diana who succumbed to bee venom complications due to medical negligence. On 10th November 2024, a distressing incident occurred where Diana was stung by bees and rushed to Longisa County Referral Hospital for emergency treatment. On arrival, she was left unattended for more than five hours at the hospital with reports of demands for payment during a life-threatening emergency. Sadly, she lost her life while being transferred to Tenwek Hospital for specialised treatment. This incident represents a violation of the constitutional right to the highest standard of health as enshrined in Article 43(1)(a) of the Constitution. This tragic incident has also exposed deeper systemic issues within our healthcare system. The Medical Practitioners and Dentists Act, alongside other health regulations, place a duty on healthcare professionals to provide urgent care. The tragic loss of the young girl at Longisa County Referral Hospital is heart breaking and ought not to happen again. As we seek justice for Diana's family and accountability for this tragic loss, I urge this House to consider immediate interventions to address these systemic failures. The people of Bomet County, and indeed, all Kenyans, deserve access to quality healthcare services delivered by professionals in well-equipped facilities. We must ensure that such preventable loss of life does not recur in our healthcare institutions. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I wish to donate my minutes to Hon. Richard Yegon."
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"speaker_name": "Hon. David Ochieng’",
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"content": " You do not have any minutes to donate to anybody. Hon. Members, you have heard what Hon. Toto has said happened at Longisa. All of us watched the news in horror. We will not debate this, but I will give a chance to the Member for Bomet East to say something."
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"speaker_name": "Bomet East, UDA",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Richard Yegon",
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"content": " Thank you Hon. Temporary Speaker for giving me this opportunity to talk about the incident which happened in my constituency."
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"content": "May I take this opportunity to sincerely convey my heartfelt condolences to the family of the young innocent child. This tragic incident underscores the troubling silence from the county government of Bomet which is yet to release any statement on this matter despite the fact that the incidence occurred at the Longisa County Referral Hospital. In times of such sorrow and for justice, the public rightfully expect accountability and transparency from their leaders. The absence of a response from the county government adds to the pain of this loss and raises concerns over the oversight and responsibility within our healthcare facilities."
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"speaker_title": "Hon. Richard Yegon",
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"content": "In Diana’s memory, it is crucial that authorities conduct a full investigation, identify those responsible and enact reforms to ensure such a tragedy does not happen again. Upholding the Constitution’s right to healthcare as stipulated in Article 43(1)(a) means addressing the systemic issues head on and committing to equitable and responsive healthcare system for all citizens."
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"content": "To add on, where is the Member of the County Executive Committee (CEC)? Where is the CEO? Where is the county referral hospital superintendent? Where is the governor? They are calling radio stations to complain to the Members of Parliament who are here in Nairobi. We are raising a lot of concerns with issues that are happening in the county referral hospital. This should be taken as crime scene."
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"content": "Longisa County Referral Hospital, as in many cases, has shown it has a lot of problems that nobody is trying to address. We want county officials led by the governor himself, the Member of CEC and the CEO in charge of health for Bomet to be taken to account for this loss. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker."
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