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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Mbadi",
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        "legal_name": "John Mbadi Ng'ong'o",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, she is right, but I said that it is causing pain to some of my constituents, who drink. Having said that, I want to thank hon. Mututho for bringing such legislation before the House. Looking at this Bill, it is clear that hon. Mututho wants to restructure the Council by reducing the Council membership from 21 to 13. To me, this is commendable because, in this country, we are used to very big councils and committees, which, in essence, are very ineffective. So, coming up with a more effective system, to me, is commendable. It is an idea we need to support. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, another thing which has come out very clearly in hon. Mututho’s Bill is that he wants us to control the practice by nurses by putting in place a more defined way through which nurses can register and get practising certificates. This Bill will also go a long way in defining or helping nurses to know exactly what constitutes professional misconduct. As hon. Members are aware, in this country, we have had many cases of complaints of professionals doing things which amount to what, in our view, is professional misconduct. I am happy that we are now going to have a law which is going to define explicitly what would constitute professional misconduct on the part of nurses. Finally, the amendment that is proposed in this Bill will go a long way in defining how the Council is going to conduct its business when they are called upon to inquire into alleged professional misconduct by nurses. We have heard of cases where people complained of professional misconduct. The relevant professional bodies conducted inquiries and exonerated those professionals. The question that comes to mind is: Is there a defined way of conducting inquiries? Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I thank hon. Mututho because this is a matter which is addressed by this Bill in the case of nurses, so that we may know how nurses will be held responsible for professional misconduct. With those remarks, I beg to support."
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