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    "id": 1109132,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Omogeni",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13219,
        "legal_name": "Erick Okong'o Mogeni",
        "slug": "erick-okongo-mogeni"
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    "content": "my council. He served with me as a member of the Council of LSK. In the last two weeks, we have been battling a huge hospital bill for him. The bill that is facing his family is over Kshs16 million. Which family, with our economy, can afford to pay a hospital Kshs16 million? We must address this matter. I am just giving a case of people from my County of Nyamira. I am sure that if each Senator was to stand up, there are many people who are facing massive medical bills from our hospitals. This should not be allowed to continue. I saw Sen. (Dr.) Ali here. I urge the Committee on Health, when addressing this matter, to look at it holistically, especially the issue of huge medical expenses. Let us see whether we can come up with some amendments to the law, so that we cap the amount of bills that a hospital can charge a patient. How do you charge somebody Kshs16 million even if he is a senior lawyer? I hope that this matter will get our urgent attention as a House. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the appeal I am making to all of us is that we staring at a crisis. Healthcare is a big crisis in the country. These are problems I get every day from my County of Nyamira. Therefore, I urge the country, even if the Cabinet Secretary (CS) for Health is listening to me this afternoon, to do something to reduce the suffering of Kenyans. I support."
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