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    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr) Kuti",
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        "legal_name": "Mohammed Abdi Kuti",
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    "content": "We will work on the weaknesses in this Act. Sen.(Dr.) Machage asked who is a qualified doctor. From my training anyone who has done a degree in medicine and surgery; the so-called MBCHB that is, Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery qualifies to be called a doctor in the field of medicine. Of course, there are doctors who are PhD holders in other fields. This has been contested from the time I was leaving the Medical School. The pharmacists have worked their way, and I think they are also called doctors. But as of the time I was leaving Medical School, Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery qualifies to be called a doctor. Clinical officers, nurses and all other cadres below that have their own reference names but not doctors. I know why Sen. (Dr.) Machage has asked this. It is because everybody in a white coat is a doctor and sometimes that also leads to a lot of such incidences of negligence. On the issue of the children, which the Senator for Busia, Sen.(Prof.) Lonyangapuo and Sen. Wangari asked about, all I have to say is that listing of all such The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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