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    "speaker_name": "South Mugirango, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Silvanus Osoro",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I still do not understand what the point of order by Hon. (Dr.) Pukose was about. We are not debating the Act per se . We are only challenging the preliminary objection that is being raised by Hon. (Dr.) Pukose even before the Bill gets to the Committee of the whole House. Be that as it may, he has actually read Section 79 where it says the National Government shall provide policy guidelines. We agree with him and because this is a House of debate, we keep on changing things. I know that he knows but if he does not know, I will tell him that even a single word in law brings a different definition of a whole phrase. Even a spelling. The imagination of a word in the Act can change the entire Act. If you agree that the Act provides for the National Government to develop policy guidelines, then we are making it even more specific for you so that people can understand that the National Government has structures for operation purposes, and that the main representative of the health function in the National Government is the Cabinet Secretary. Hon. Didmus is being specific in the Act. Instead of the ambiguity of just stating that the National Government shall provide guidelines, let us say that the Cabinet Secretary shall develop a policy so that we have a particular person with such an obligation. When you say “the National Government”, it is so general that even a junior national Government officer working in a clinic somewhere will make a decision and say they have come up with a particular directive. Hon. (Dr.) Pukose, we are saying this should be very particular. I do not know why Hon. Dr. Pukose is so agitated. We will provide mechanisms for referral of patients to the health institutions. It is also very particular that it is within the country and outside the country. I do not know why you are sad. Is it because of the fact that we are talking about within and outside the country? We are being specific. You are a medical practitioner, Hon. Dr. Pukose. I know that you are part of the players in this whole thing. I am sure that sometimes you refer patients within or outside the country because you are a medical practitioner. As a medical practitioner, this amendment will help you so that when you send patients out of the country, you do so in accordance with the provisions of the law, and not on the basis of a mere blanket declaration in the regulations. That is why you do not need to worry. As medical practitioners, at times you take advantage. In saying so, I am not referring to you in particular. I am referring to the medical practitioners in general. You take advantage The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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