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    "id": 1525110,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1525110/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Nairobi City County, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Esther Passaris",
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    "content": " Hon. Temporary Speaker, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 44(2)(c), I rise to request a statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Health regarding the status of security at the Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH). Security at healthcare facilities is foundational in providing safe and effective care. It safeguards patients, protects staff, secures assets, and ensures prompt emergency response while maintaining a secure environment for vulnerable patients. Regrettably, recent events have raised serious concerns about the security measures at our national hospitals. On 7th February 2025, Mr Gilbert Kinyua was found dead in Ward 7B at KNH. He was brutally murdered. Similarly, at the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital in Eldoret County, a 52-year- old cancer patient, Mr. Albert Chesang, mysteriously disappeared from his hospital bed on 29th January 2025. His decomposing body was later discovered on 9th February 2025, approximately 200 metres away from the hospital on the banks of River Sosiani. Earlier, on 29th November 2015, Mr Cosmos Mutunga was found dead in his hospital bed in KNH, having been stabbed several times with a sharp object. Hon. Temporary Speaker, despite the brutal murders of Mr Cosmos Mutunga and Mr Gilbert Kinyua, no arrests have been made to date, yet the said patients were killed in the presence of other patients. These incidents paint a grim picture of the security of healthcare facilities and necessitate heightened security standards within such spaces. It is against this background that The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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