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    "speaker_name": "Suba North, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Millie Odhiambo-Mabona",
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    "content": "One of the things that Hon. Osoro is talking about is whether we can consider the possibility of vicarious liability, especially when we have the agencies. On my part, sometimes that also creates a bit of escapism. What we need to do is to be very sure that we find the person that we consider responsible. For me, it should be the mother company, not the agents. One of the things that he has raised which has been very frustrating and you saw the Members clapping or cheering as he was talking, is the experience that Members face when they go to hospital. Sometimes you have to sit for one hour waiting for authorisation. That is not a legislative issue, it is an administrative issue. Sometimes as Members of Parliament, we need to lead by example. If we can be frustrated and we are the leaders, how do we expect Kenyans then to be treated if we are also complaining like Kenyans? For me this is an administrative issue, and if you have an insurance agency that is not meeting our standards, this is a competitive area, get another one. We have had insurance agencies in the past that are excellent. There are some benefits that were even removed. When I came to Parliament, if you were sick, you could go out of the country. Now, I am told, I do not know ex-gratia and a lot of Latin and English mixed; that does not help us a lot. The Parliamentary Service Commission should also look into things like that, so that if you have an agency that is not serving the interests of parliamentarians, then we need to deal with it. Finally, there is a very good Azimio spirit. You can see today I am wearing Azimio and my two sisters sitting over there are thoroughly Azimio. There is a very nice Azimio spirit in the House. With those few remarks, I beg to support."
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