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    "id": 1235858,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1235858/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kimilili, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Didmus Barasa",
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    "content": "If you are a doctor and you have a clinic across the border in a neighbouring country, say, Uganda, you could be driven by the appetite to make more money and refer a patient to your clinic outside the country. I am also aware that some health practitioners in this country collude with other facilities outside this country in India or China. They usually act as conduits to refer patients, even when the reason they are being referred is not merited. This Bill seeks to ensure that even before a patient is referred, the referring facility must ensure that facility has the requisite personnel and equipment to address the patient’s problem. This is a very good Bill. This is an idea that can be improved by this House. When a Member of Parliament brings a Bill or Motion on the Floor of the House, the essence is to tap into the intelligence of more than 300 Members who have different expertise. I bring this idea in the name of the Health (Amendment) (No.2) Bill (National Assembly Bill No.42 of 2022) before this House, so that we can improve it and ensure that no Kenyan suffers because of lack of following a procedure or rather than just being referred to another facility for the sake of the referring agency making some money."
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