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    "id": 590453,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Kuti",
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        "legal_name": "Mohammed Abdi Kuti",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I appreciate the interest this matter has generated. On the issue raised by Sen. Wangari about the fines, names and the details of the cases that have come before the court, I need time for that so that we could enumerate that. I do not have the list with me right now. She also wanted to know why out of the 89 cases, only 13 went through. Last week, we had the Cabinet Secretary for Health who was accompanied by Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board. It was very unfortunate that the attendance was not that good because this matter came up and the CEO who was here and deliberated a lot on it. What came out clearly is that while they carry swoops to net quack doctors, the challenge the Board has is on the enforcement. These people find their way after they have been arrested. They put the blame on the police department because once they are arrested, their job ends there. They are handed over to the police to prosecute, and somehow these people are either let scot- free or pay a minimal fine. Obviously, this is made worse, and I do fully agree with Sen. Wetangula, by the fact that the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Act of 1978 is too old. It is also not punitive enough. It does not punish the culprits hard enough. Also, their ability to navigate the Police Department and be let loose came out very clearly, when the CEO for the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board was here. On the issue of the children---"
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