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    "id": 1567740,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Omogeni",
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        "legal_name": "Erick Okong'o Mogeni",
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    "content": "Thank you for that information, though you have quoted me out of context. If I got the recommendations of the Committee rightly, they are recommending that the family should engage in mediation with the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH). The Chairperson is in the room, if I have read the report wrongly, he can correct me. So, why did we not come out clearly and say that the hospital is to blame, we hold it liable and make a recommendation that they should proceed to compensate the family, failure of which the family should move to court? I know we have a limitation of how far we can go, but if we say that this poor mother should go back to Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital to mediate, we are putting her on a very weak standing to negotiate with a heavyweight. I would have loved a situation where the Committee would have come out much more strongly in making recommendations on restitution and compensation to the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital, and also give leeway to this poor lady to proceed and seek compensation from a court of law, just in the event that the hospital does not pay. In addition, I hope that this gives us an opportunity, so that we can amend the Medical Practitioners and Dentists Act Cap.253. The recommendations are very punitive against the doctor and the hospital, but there is no compensation that body can give direct to the victim. 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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