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    "id": 1242912,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1242912/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cheruiyot",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Majority Leader",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 13165,
        "legal_name": "Aaron Kipkirui Cheruiyot",
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    "content": "If you have had the opportunity to visit patients at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH), you know that if you take those infamous lifts mostly in afternoons, you will find people with badges stating they are trainee doctors. They will be in the company of about two or three senior practicing doctors. That is all that these students from Kenyatta University are asking of us. That their trainee doctors get to practice, train and learn alongside their professional seniors. Unless there is something beyond good reason, as Sen. Sifuna says and I agree with him entirely, save for the fact that he needs civic education on the importance of trees. During the late President Moi’s days, there used to be the famous topic “ Momonyoko wa Udongo ”. Sen. Sifuna may have missed that lesson. Sen. M. Kajwang’ is a leader of an important caucus in this House on climate action. The rallying call they are asking us to do is just that. Mr. Speaker, Sir, back to this particular Petition, we do not need 60 days for such petitions. This is something that you call Hon. Nakhumicha and the good Cabinet Secretary who was here today, Hon. Machogu; and ask them to prepare a Cabinet Memo or legal notice to be taken back to the President. It looks straight at us. All these students are asking for is an opportunity to learn. It needs not to get to this Parliament. Part of the first Questions we asked the Cabinet Secretaries were what they were doing in office. Do citizens have to petition Parliament for such decisions to be made? It is my sincerest hope that our Committee will quickly dispense of this matter, so that the Kenyatta University students can enjoy what is rightfully theirs."
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