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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Eldas, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Adan Keynan",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Adan Wehliye Keynan",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. First of all, I want to thank Hon. (Dr.) Mishra. This is a good proposal. However, we need to expand our horizon of thinking. This country is not short of legislations. If you reflect on the many things that we have done since colonial and Independence times, you will realise that in terms of legislative framework and enactment of the law, we are the best. However, in terms of implementation… Hon. (Dr.) Mishra, and the House at large, some of the things that we seek to legislate are supposed to be covered under the Hippocratic Oath taken by doctors. For example, there is the issue that Hon. (Dr.) Oundo referred to as unconstitutional because it limits the rights of patients as is clearly covered under the Bill of Rights in our Constitution. That notwithstanding, Hon. (Dr.) Mishra, this amendment, if it will be implemented, is very good. There are also certain things that we need to guard against, that is, complicity and conflict of interest. Whereas we are supposed to develop the public sector and also encourage the private health sector through investments, this phenomenal called ‘medical tourism’ is an effect of globalisation. The world has become a global village. Kenyans want to find out what is happening in other parts of the world. The other day, this country was voted the best in terms of provision of human resource capital, which includes in the medical field. So, we need to create a perceptional confidence in our institutions. I am sure one of my friend’s, Hon. T.J. Kajwang’s offspring is going to be a lawyer and instead of the University of Nairobi, he has sent him or her to the United Kingdom thereby spending about Ksh10 million. We require some bit of perceptional satisfaction instead of the reality. These are things that we need to address because the only people who can develop this country are Kenyans themselves. Look at what the Emirates have done! They have built a whole city for medical tourism. India and Turkey have also built different cities for medical tourism. Look at what Israel is doing too. This is the Kenyan impact of the global village. We cannot just sit here and legislate everything, even that which only requires a change of attitude, practice and thinking. These are some of the things that we need to inculcate in our children, professionals and society at large. As much as this Bill is good, if the practitioners under the KMPDB will not be guided by the ethics under the Hippocratic Oath, this legislation will be a nullity, waste and void. I am glad you are a doctor. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, one thing that we need to do... Yes, this is good because it seeks to cure a lacuna in the medical field. However, you also need to ask yourself: How can we 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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