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    "content": "(1) Explain the exact circumstances surrounding the death of Mr. Madaga and whether he could confirm that the deceased spent 18 hours in an ambulance, while waiting for the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) services at the Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH). (2) Confirm that prior to his death, the deceased was denied admission into several private hospitals for emergency treatment and if so, reveal the identity of the hospitals involved. (3) Confirm that the act of withholding an emergency treatment amounts to violation or denial of the constitutional right to the health care services and emergency medical treatment under Article 43 (2) of the Constitution of Kenya and enumerate the steps the Government has taken against the health institutions which withheld medical treatment to the disease and to ensure that the person responsible for the negligent act are prosecuted and the deceased’s next of kin are compensated. (4) Clarify what other measures the national Government has taken to ensure that the state provides appropriate social security for all Kenyans, in compliance with Article 43 (3) of the Constitution of Kenya, given that the responsibility of developing national health policy is constitutionally vested in the national Government; other than the Health Bill which is currently in the National Assembly. (5) In view of the recently gazetted National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) rates, what steps the Government has taken to offer universal insurance cover for accident and emergency treatment. The additional information sought by the House included the following:- (1) The list of the names of doctors in charge during the 18 hours that this gentleman was lying in the ambulance and other persons who have been responsible at the time. (2) Specific legal provisions that exist for the Government to enforce the citizens’ fundamental rights and healthcare. (3) If there are any ways of honouring and celebrating paramedics like Mr. Odhiambo, who stayed with the deceased person for 18 hours. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I wish to respond as follows: The exact circumstances surrounding the death of Mr. Madaga are indicated in the annex to this response. The deceased did not spend 18 hours in an ambulance while waiting for intensive care unit services at the Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH). The 18 hours was the total duration between the time he left the PCEA, Kikuyu Hospital in an ambulance, at 2330 Hours on Monday, 5th October, 2015, and the time he was admitted at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at the KNH, at 1730 Hours on Tuesday 6th October, 2015. The preliminary inquiry committee of the Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board that investigated this case did not find evidence that any hospital – private or public – expressly denied the patient admission due to lack of funds. However, the committee cited various lapses in the referral mechanism between the various hospitals involved. The lapses are as follows: (1) The PCEA Kikuyu Hospital did not ensure the availability of a qualified clinician to accompany the patient who was critically ill at the material time. The purpose 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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