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    "id": 581844,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Ndiritu",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Samuel Mathenge Ndiritu",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I was consulting with the Clerks-at-the-Table Table but my colleague came directly to the Chair. So, he did not escort me; it was only that he was faster. Hon. Speaker, I am happy for the occasion to present the following public petition by the representatives of the Kenya Heath Professional Society (KHPS) on recommendations for the review of an amendment to the Health Bill of 2015. I, the undersigned, on behalf of the representatives of the KHPS, draw the attention of the House to the following: That, the Health Bill, 2015 (National Assembly Bill No. 14 of 2015), sponsored by Hon. Duale, MP, dated 17th April 2015, first read on 30th April 2015, is currently undergoing stakeholders’ consultations at the public scrutiny stage and the interventions sought by the petitioners are therefore, timely. That, we represent over 40,000 registered professionals who form the bulk of the health workers within the public and private sectors. That, the recommendations on the Health Bill are the result of extensive multi-sectoral consultations and concurrence between the petitioners and other stakeholders in the fraternity. That the petitioners have concerns on the provisions of the Health Bill touching on the derogation of independence, and the emasculation of the statutory regulatory bodies for regulation of health professionals, discrimination of the hiring of various health personnel at the national and county levels, infringement of the rights and fundamental freedoms, especially of health professionals and private health sector providers, lack of clear provisions for the infrastructure and mechanism for inter-governmental relationship co-operation, co-ordination and collaboration between the national Government, county government and other players, including the private sector and doctors; inadequate provisions to provide the roles and mechanisms for collaboration of the two levels of government in management, especially public health threats to national security, including disease outbreak, biological warfare, epidemics and/or any other health incidents or disasters. That, effort to address the matter has been futile. That, the matter presented in this petition is not pending before any tribunal or court of law. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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