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    "id": 1519365,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cherarkey",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Cherarkey K Samson",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise pursuant to Standing Order 53(1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Health regarding the gruesome murder of Mr. Gilbert Kinyua, an inpatient at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) in Nairobi City County. In the Statement, the Committee should- (1) Explain the circumstances that led to the murder of Gilbert Kinyua on Friday, 7th February 2025, a patient admitted in Ward 7B at the KNH, despite the presence of private security guards, police officers, health workers and other patients within the ward; (2) State why the management of the hospital denied the family the opportunity to have a caretaker from among Mr. Kinyua's family to stay in the ward with the patient and yet his medical, neurological condition and state of being immobile required close care and assistance, including feeding; (3) State why nurses attending to Mr. Kinyua did not discover and report the murder timeously, noting that the patient required a distinct care due to the nature of his medical condition and provide details of the normal routine followed by nurses and doctors attending to a patient in need of a critical care like Mr. Kinyua; (4) Explain why the referral facility remains crowded and disorderly in the wards and service areas, stating whether this might have contributed to difficulty in managing crowds and inhibiting the nursing station from noticing suspicious persons and stating any action in place to mitigate the situation; and, (5) inform the Senate the current capacity arrangements by KNH with specific focus on the safety of the more than 1,800 patients admitted at the Kenyatta National Hospital and address why the CCTV cameras were switched off during the incident and outline any actions taken to bring any culpable person to book. Mr. Speaker, for the record, Mr. Gilbert Kinyua does not in any way associate with Sen. Kinyua of Laikipia County. I thank you, Mr. Speaker."
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