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    "id": 1109115,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cheruiyot",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Aaron Kipkirui Cheruiyot",
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    "content": "This is a simple request that these patients are presenting before us. It is not difficult. I believe in the Committee on health. When they invite experts, because I have seen that this Petition, despite being done by ordinary patients, part of the people who undersigned on this Petition are the doctors and practitioners who treat many of the patients that they know. They shared with us their experience and say, as doctors, despite the fact that many of these patients are not able to pay us, you cannot sit pretty in your house knowing that a particular patient has not seen you at their appointment date because they could not afford to pay. On certain occasions, they are forced to dig deep into their pockets to pay for some of their tests or provide free consultations, yet doctors need to earn their living just like the rest of us. I plead with the Committee led by our colleague from Trans Nzoia, and I believe quite a number of Senators who are members in that Committee will expedite this Petition. I know that the timeliness by our Standing Orders is 60 days. But this is one such Petition that you do not have to wait for 60 days. These patients have been suffering for quite a long time. Listen to them, invite them within a week or so, listen to the specialists, have NHIF come before us and tell us the challenge, including these diseases. If there are any statutory changes we need to make or additional things we need to do as a people, I believe it is within the ambit of Parliament and can convince our colleagues in the National Assembly, so that these patients can get justice. I plead with them to conclude with this matter as quickly as they can, so that we can save many lives that are being lost. Sometimes, it gets to a point where people resign to fate and say, whatever shall be, let it be because they cannot afford the medication that is needed to treat this particular ailment. I plead with our colleagues to expedite it and give justice to these citizens. I believe that they will do the right thing."
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