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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Wamunyinyi",
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        "legal_name": "Athanas Misiko Wafula Wamunyinyi",
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    "content": "I want to congratulate my brother, Hon. Neto, who introduced this Bill. It is quite well thought out. It has a number of issues which will need to be looked at for amendments at the Committee Stage, but it is generally a statute that is required in our country. Obviously, providing a framework within which members of the profession are expected to operate is such a wonderful idea. It is also providing for training and regulation of the practice, and ensuring compliance with standards, ethics by members of the profession and definitely enhancing effectiveness and professionalism within the practice. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, as I said earlier, information management is also an important ingredient of accountability. We have matters of information which can be deemed to be confidential, and also information for accountability. There has to be some law, or regulation, which ensures that in terms of information and communication, one is held accountable and responsible. If we do not have regulation, it becomes very difficult for that aspect to be managed. This is an issue which will be necessary because the health sector is broad. It is one such sector that has many professions. It is necessary to get mechanisms to ensure harmonisation. Recently, I introduced a Bill which was assented to by His Excellency the President and is now an Act of Parliament. Many other Members subsequently followed with other Bills like the Physiotherapists Bill and many others like this one of Hon. Neto. There is need for harmonisation to ensure that all members of the different professions are recognised. At the same time, it does not have to cause conflict amongst members. That is one aspect that I will ask Hon. Neto to look at. As a lawyer or an advocate, together with members of the Committee on Health and the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs, he should also help us look at ways of ensuring that there is harmony. This will enable us comply with the different pieces of legislation, or none is invalidated by introduction of other legislations. So, I once again want to say that this is an important piece of legislation that we need to push through. With those remarks, I support the Bill. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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