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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Kibwana",
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        "legal_name": "Kibwana Kivutha",
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    "content": "thoracotomy. Forgive my pronunciation because those are foreign words to me. I know Dr. Khalwale understands them well. Those procedures performed to remove the injected foreign bodies were not done properly. It could be that that mess was messy such that the medical equipment was non-functional. There is a time I went to the KNH. Out of about 45 dialysis machines, only 20 were working but about 25 were not. They told us that all of them were not working, yet people are being paid for medical equipment. Madam Temporary Speaker, I brought a Statement here on medical equipment but until now, I am still complaining because nothing has been discussed. That Statement has remained pending to date. We have not gone there for some time. It is now two years down the line but that Statement has not been dealt with. It could have been done intentionally by the Committee on Health where I sit but I am not sure. I feel sad about that. It could have been because of medical equipment or negligence by one of the doctors, especially Dr. Ondigo and his team, who revisited the CT scan results to confirm retrieval of the foreign object. Imagine the pain that girl was in when they plucked her two teeth out of nothing. Since they did not see a black seed, they had to give an excuse that it was either one tooth that went in; that, she consumed the tooth and that is why she had the failure. However, the post-operative briefings were not done by the medical practitioners and the surgeons who violated the good medical practice by not giving the proper documentation, information shared during different briefings with the patient. The family members were all frustrated. Nothing was coming forthright, the attendance on the post-discharge complications were managed without consulting cardiothoracic surgeons, which coupled with poor record-keeping procedures, that violated the mis-disciplinary care. Madam Temporary Speaker, the Petitioner, was denied fair hearing. Mama Annita was denied fair hearing of the death of her child. The dispute resolution of the Moi Teaching & Referral Hospital (MTRH) and Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Council (KMPDC) delayed in addressing the concerns raised in the matters as characters by the extent and the delay between the case and what was filed with the decision and what was rendered. Madam Temporary Speaker, when we talk about negligence of the doctors, I talk about it in pain, because, I also lost our first-born sister at the Kenyatta National Hospital, through medical negligence. She was given wrong medicine, the steroids, and she had to lose her life. So, I felt for Mama Annita. That is why I had to bring forth the Petition. Madam Temporary Speaker, our prayers and recommendations in the Committee was that disciplinary action should be taken to ensure full compliance with Section 26(g) of the Medical Practitioners and Dentists Act, which requires fines to be imposed in addition to other appropriate disciplinary measures. However, I feel strongly that, after losing life, paying fines is just not enough. These doctors have to pay for it. We need to create a form of patient-advocacy, a programme where the healthcare facilities can assist families in navigating complaints and grievances related to such cases. This right should be available in of such negligence."
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