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    "id": 1419043,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Maanzo",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13589,
        "legal_name": "Maanzo Daniel Kitonga",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me an opportunity to comment on the Statements. I want to comment on the striking doctors and say that every other day, the doctors come to Parliament to strike. A doctor is not trained overnight and is among the most brilliant people in the country who went to medical school and after seven years, I believe these people are qualified to work. However, the requirement is that they have to go through an attachment and then now become fully-fledged doctors. During attachment, this is the time they acquire some of the skills and as they practice what they learned in the classroom. The doctor's strike is very painful to the country and the earlier it is sorted out, the better. Especially during this time, the country has had floods and a very big likelihood of waterborne diseases, there is every need for doctors to go back to work. I have received reports of the strike, including up to yesterday. I was informed of an incident where a young mother took a child to a hospital and she was told: “We are on strike, please look for a private facility”. In the process somebody tried to give oxygen to this six-month-old baby and after one hour, the baby was gone because of the strike. It was very painful to me and I believe that has been duplicated in many parts of the country. It is high time that this House resolves the issues of the people and I believe this is a key issue to be resolved. I thank the Committee for what it has done and for the proper representation of the Senate and Parliament. I believe with the efforts of the Senate a solution should be found as quickly as possible. However, I still urge the Government on the other side to look at the events which are changing daily, the health situation in the country and the doctors. Although the law requires that what they have already negotiated should be implemented, then the Government should offer something better which is acceptable to the doctors and all other medical practitioners, in the different medical professions, so that they can go back to work and serve Kenyans. I support what the Senate Committee on Health has done and hope that this will be concluded as soon as possible. I thank you."
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