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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Elachi",
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        "legal_name": "Beatrice Elachi",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, I believe that we have the Senate because Kenyans looked at what has happened in the past and thought that if we got devolution, we will have change. Therefore, when we talk about the health sector in this country, we know that it is one of the sectors, indeed, where conditions are dilapidated. You cannot understand the attitude of not only the doctors, nurses and clinical officers, but also the Kenyans who walk into those hospitals. Therefore, the issue of attitude in this country should start with all of us. One of the things that we need to appreciate is the poor working conditions of nurses in the country, knowing very well that within the medical profession we have two sectors. We have the public sector that has an attitude because of poor remuneration. We also have a challenge where many institutions that teach nursing and so on, have not even been regulated by the boards. Therefore, the private sector will decide to employ even those who come from those institutions, even before they are registered by the nurses’ regulatory board. Madam Temporary Speaker, also, in the past, people used to pursue a career that they were committed to. But today we enter into a career because we think that it will give us money. That is where we have gone wrong completely in the health sector. We have forgotten that it is a sector that deals with human beings, where sometimes you need to understand a patient, just the way a teacher understands a nursery school pupil who joins a school and, probably, does not know how to use the toilet. The teacher will ensure that child knows how to use a toilet. Madam Temporary Speaker, I want to congratulate the Nairobi Hospital because in one part of it, within the wards, we have very good matrons and nurses. But the registry is the most unfriendly place when you walk in. I hope that Dr. Mailu who is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) will pick this up. When a patient walks in and starts with the registrar who has an attitude, he or she also develops an attitude. Therefore, by the time you are finishing your process, either you will not be happy or have spoken in a manner that is not required within a hospital. But that is how it is today. Today when I go to Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH), I wonder whether or not, indeed, the doctors and nurses are accountable to the people of Kenya or citizens who walk in. As a doctor or nurse, you will always feel proud when you do your job and go home knowing that you have treated two people and they have thanked you. Therefore, you have done your job the best way, knowing very well the challenges that they face. But today when you walk into a hospital, before you are helped, one person will tell you: “Leta elfu moja.” Whoever does not have Kshs1,000, Kshs500 or Kshs200 will never get the services. He The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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