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    "id": 379250,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wamatangi",
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        "legal_name": "Paul Kimani Wamatangi",
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    "content": "diagnosis. To cut the story short, that evening, she ended up at the MP Shah Hospital after she developed complications. That is the kind of fate Kenyans have to deal with. I understand where Sen. Mukite is coming from. I understand and feel what she is saying. We have been told that in the medical professional, there are boards that cater for most issues; from dentistry and other issues. We also know that in this country that when professionals make a mistake, they have a tendency of going to hide behind the boards. When a Kenyan loses his or her life, it takes very long for justice to be meted out. The board takes a very long time to compensate the affected family. The spirit of this Motion, as I see it, is to bring personal responsibility to the people in the medical fraternity. We also acknowledge the fact that we need to have medical boards in all various professions. Sen. Mukite wanted to bring a platform that can capture the poor person’s needs, the person who goes to a clinic, seeking to be attended medically. If they find somebody who does not care about the kind of medical attention that they have come for, a complaint should be registered. That is the spirit of this Motion. We want a place where a complaint can be captured, recorded and dealt with at the level of a poor person. I support this Motion. The Senator has also spoken about the problems that have befallen the Kenyan people when they go to seek medical attention from people who are drunk. As much as we want to support the fact that the board’s decisions should be followed, it should not take a whole board to decide whether a doctor is drunk or not. At that level, that doctor should be dealt with without further ado or delay. I believe that the amendments that will be brought by the Mover of the Motion will meet the calling of Kenyans so that they can access medical attention and have their needs addressed in a professional way at the right time. I support."
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