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    "id": 1012219,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr.",
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        "legal_name": "Mutula Kilonzo Jnr",
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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I thought the Committee would give the Report earlier. However, since they have made their Report, we commend them for taking good action. From my experience, which Sen. Orengo can confirm, medical negligence cases are the most difficult, if not the hardest, cases to seek compensation. If you doubt, look at the Chief Justice Z.R. Chesoni case versus Silverstein, and see how difficult it was. Mr. Ken Walibora died in hospital because he could not get attention. A friend of mine died in Nairobi Hospital in the triage because it took too long to get medical care. The secret to making sure that we do not end up with these cases is to improve public health. The private sector in health is doing business; they do not care about people. Their work is to make money. When you die, your bills are higher than when alive. It easier to remain alive than be sick in Kenya. The bills that are sent to us by our constituents when they are unwell or detained in hospitals all over the country, including the Kenyatta National Hospital, are disturbing. The Committee on Health both in the National Assembly and the Senate give Kenyatta National Hospital so much money, yet Kenyans are being detained. Every time there is a small case, you see the Committee running there to get one or two patients released, but the reality is that there are patients all over. People have left their loved ones in Kenyatta National Hospital Mortuary because they cannot afford the bills. The negligence of our medical fraternity is something that is of national concern because I have seen what it has done to families. The doctors are happy because unlike lawyers who are prepared to testify against one another, doctors do not give evidence against their colleagues. They will not because it is an expert opinion. Since we know they will not agree - they protect their own – we need to make sure that we get the best medical care. Of importance is emergency care. We must find somewhere in the Health Act to have emergency care for accident victims, persons found on the roadside or shot accidentally, so that they do not have to recognize your face or the face of a Kenyan they know, so that they treat them. Lastly, NHIF is the biggest scandal in Kenya. It is worse than Goldenberg. They collect Kshs40 billion. What they do for us is ridiculous. They pay Kshs2,000 for a bed. Which bed costs Kshs2,000? If you spend a week in hospital the most NHIF is paying is Kshs14,000. The Committee on Health, we are calling upon you to find a way that we can deal with this sector, which is absolutely rotten. We thank you for standing firm with the Statement by Sen. Mugo, who rarely bring such issues. For a matter of this nature to be brought to the Senate by Sen. Mugo, who we know very well would have used other sources to go to this hospital, is a vote of confidence on this Senate. 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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