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"speaker_name": "Kitui Central, WDM-K",
"speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr.) Makali Mulu",
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"content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I want to assure Dr. Nyikal that I will spare a minute for him. He is actually an expert in this area. I will only talk for one minute. I thank the Mover of this Bill. For me, this should have happened when we were doing the main Health Bill. When we passed the main Health Act, this should have been part of that. I thank the Mover for coming up with this amendment because it is going to help this country. Many Kenyans are travelling outside the country to seek medical help and, more so, to India. Truth be told, some of the diseases that are taking them out there can easily be treated here. So, I think this Bill is important. I just want to make two observations. I agree with Hon. Millie. Even as we pass this law, it is important that we do not restrict people from freedom of choice so that if you want to go out there, you can go. The second point is also our health personnel or the experts must also break some of these cartels they have formed where they take our own people round because they are making money without caring what they are doing to their families. We have seen situations where they have reached a point where they cannot go beyond, but they cannot advice you to seek alternative or a second opinion because they want to continue making money out of you. So, even as we push this, Hon. Mishra, even you as health professionals – because I know you are one of them – in terms of morals, we also need to have our gain so that we do not really mess Kenyans and make them poorer. I support."
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