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    "id": 596915,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/596915/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Mwangi",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Peter Kamande Mwangi",
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    "content": "Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I was talking about a lady teacher from my constituency who had a mental problem and was taken to Mathari Mental Hospital. While there, her eyes were gouged out by the other patients. It took a lot of time for Mathari Mental Hospital to take responsibility. Let those people be treated equally as normal people. Let them be given the protection that they deserve. The issue here is about taking responsibility. We have seen many people in this country being given wrong diagnosis. I remember my father who was being treated for stomach ulcers in a certain hospital in Thika. When we took him to Kenyatta National Hospital, it was realised too late that he was suffering from cancer. It was too late for us to start giving him proper medication which he needed at that time. This Bill is very good because one can now question doctors who give wrong diagnosis. I urge Members of this House to support it. The other issue is that we should start looking at how we can give our people a social medical fund where all Kenyans, and especially the senior citizens of this country, are given proper medication. It becomes very hard once a person retires to get proper medical care. That is why if one retires to the rural areas at the age of 60, he will not live beyond the age of 65. This is due to lack of proper medical care. That is why it is good to have one social medical fund which will give equal services to all the citizens of this country. 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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