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    "id": 1419583,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. M. Kajwang’",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Moses Otieno Kajwang'",
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    "content": "Sen. Manzo is not a full-time elder. He does not wake up on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday to do elder duties. He is a very reputed advocate. He is a businessman. Those are the things that keep him busy, that put money in his pocket, but he comes to the Senate for the love of the people of Makueni and the people of Kenya. However, we have turned it the other way around. We are first Senators and politicians. Then our any other business is being an advocate or a doctor. I think we need to change that. Doctors have no luxury of that nature. A doctor is a doctor from morning to evening. He is on call at night. When a doctor, is flying on a plane, if there is an emergency mid-flight and the cabin crew asks whether a doctor is there, the Hippocratic oath that they take compels them to respond. A doctor is a doctor full-time. A politician and a Senator can never be our profession or occupation. Let us find other things to do. However, let us come here to debate on things that affect the nation. Let us release some of those resources so that we can remunerate those who deserve to be remunerated as such. As I conclude, we have seen improvements in outcomes on HIV/AIDS in Homa Bay County, where I come from. Through Linda Mama, we have been able to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV/AIDS. I hope that policies of the Cabinet Secretary and the current Government, does not include dismantling Linda Mama. It should be about improving it, doing studies on the weaknesses and gaps, and making sure that we The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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