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    "id": 1518467,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Oketch Gicheru",
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    "content": "I have been very close to several medical interns in this country. The corruption that is in our medical field is extremely major. Do you know that 90 per cent of medical interns in this country perform procedures without supervision? If they call a consultant to come and take care of them during those supervisions, the way they are treated by those consultants is because consultants do not want to leave their private practise. This issue of private practise in this country is something that must be dealt with. The issue of burnout that medical interns end up experiencing is predominantly because of that element of private practice. Doctors and consultants do not want to give medical interns the support that they need. They end up having serious burnout, they are mistreated, and in some cases they end up being under equipped. In some instances, they end up exposed to risks that lead to some of the frustrations. Even though it seems that only two medical interns have died of suicide, other mental disorders that are coming up in this country are untold. I urge this House, based on what Sen. Hamida has brought to this House, if we can move a serious Motion and form a special committee to do a proper investigation on the status of medical interns when they join work up to when they leave. Who are they assigned to? Who are their supervisors? Who is assisting them? How are they treated in those places of work? This is very important. Otherwise, we are getting serious---"
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