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    "id": 1110245,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wambua",
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        "legal_name": "Enoch Kiio Wambua",
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    "content": "clarity on the career progression path for doctors and medical personnel serving in our counties. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, this is a national legislation, but it affects operations in every county, including Kitui. Some things that happen in the health sector in my county and other counties are laughable. I hope that this proposed legislation will cure some of this mischief. The other day, the doctors’ remuneration, which this Council is supposed to be advising counties on, doctors and nurses and medical personnel in my county went on a strike. It is a constitutional right. When they were going to the office of the Governor to present their petition, they were met by goons and beaten up. We do not have to get that law when it comes to issues of doctors. Healthcare is a critical function in every county in the country. If there are people who need to be treated with care and respect, then it is the people whom we have entrusted our health on – doctors, nurses and other medical personnel. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I hope that this amendment will go through and this Council will get the opportunity to then advise both the national Government and county governments on a standard of performance and execution of duties by the medical personnel, so that it becomes even easier. When you have a standard, it becomes easier to transfer a doctor from one county to another because the standards of operations are harmonised. Currently, we have a situation that the Ministry, which is supposed to be setting policy on the working environment and the operations of medical personnel in counties, seems to have gone into a deep slumber on this issue. This has led to each county setting its own standards of healthcare. There is no body or institution that has even attempted to regularise and standardise those operations. As I said, this is a simple proposed amendment to the Health Act. I request my colleagues that as we debate these amendments, we fast-track the conclusion of debate on this matter, so that the issues that this Advisory Council is supposed to be dealing with, can then move with speed and begin doing its work. With those few remarks, I second."
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