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    "id": 1023193,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1023193/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Saboti, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Caleb Luyai",
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        "legal_name": "Caleb Amisi Luyai",
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    "content": " Yes, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. From the Constitution, it is stipulated that every Kenyan citizen has the right to the highest attainable standards of health. It is a fundamental duty of the State to observe, respect and promote this important right. With the special interest as a Parliament of peoples’ representatives, it is imperative upon us to legislate the best way to enable the highest attainment of these standards. If you look at this Amendment Bill with special interest on Clause 4, it states: ‘A public health facility that refers a patient to a health institution outside the country shall ensure that adequate consultations are undertaken with the Kenyan mission in the country in which the referral is made to establish the credibility of the health institution.’’ Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, many times, we have heard families undergoing enormous loses of resources and sometimes loved ones because, in the process of seeking treatment abroad, they fall in the hands of rogue institutions and doctors without credibility or even rogue middlemen. We have had embassies coming in to help just at the tail end after the families have suffered resources and loss of their loved ones. So, when we make it a mandatory requirement for consultation with the Kenyan mission, it will leverage some of these loses and ensure that our embassies and missions are well coordinated and aware of the cases that are taken as referrals. 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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