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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Ruteere",
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        "legal_name": "Silas Muriuki Ruteere",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to stand in support of the Bill. As it has been said, I would like to thank the Sponsor of the Bill, hon. Mututho, who has seen it fit at this time, to bring this Bill to this House so that nurses can have a say in this country and that, their conditions and terms of service and professionalism are recognized in an Act of Parliament. The issues that were conflicting with the present Act have been addressed. For example, there was the conflict of interest where somebody who is employed by the Government goes into private practice. Hon. Mututho has addressed the issues very well in his Bill. You will have to choose either to go into private practice or be employed by the Government. This is an important issue because it will minimize the number of people who are being taken care of by the nurses in the hospitals today. We see nurses not taking care of patients but opting to go into private practice. This Bill has addressed that issue. However, I have an issue which I think will be addressed when it comes to the Committee Stage. This is with regard to Section 12(3) (d) where it says:- “A person shall be deemed not to engage in private practice if he is employed in other public bodies. There should be examples of those public bodies and appointments where there are religious organisations that are offering nursing or health services. There are so many religious bodies offering health services. There should be criteria, so that there will be no conflict between the religious bodies when they try to appoint one of them. If it is not clear, it can cause misunderstanding, which might lead to people going to court to seek interpretation. People are very fond of going to court nowadays. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I was once an accident victim. I did not know the role of nurses until that time. I was bed-ridden for 29 days. I was not allowed to sit down or turn. It was only the nurses who were taking care of me. I know that the role they play is crucial. It is, therefore, important that we pass this Bill. With those remarks, I beg to support."
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