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    "content": "office took the parents to the Health Ministry for the DNA. It is the county that did that bit. I thank them. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I believe that this Report was released to me, the hospital and the county doctor because I had requested and offered to pay. So, there was nothing behind it whatsoever. As I said, I did not even know these parents, other than when they came before the Committee to provide evidence. I would like to add, as has been said by most Senators, that this practice is rampant. It is big business. Parents keep on bearing the pain when their children are stolen from this or that hospital. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, it is our duty as Senators, Legislators and Members of Parliament to protect the poor. These parents could not hire a lawyer, as one of the distinguished Senators suggested. They are not even employed. That is why they were airing their grievances in the press for somebody to help. So, I believe that it is our duty now to assist them. There are many things that do not tie up. The Committee went ahead even to tell the professionals who are trained how they should run the hospital because from the interviews which were done, you would have been surprised how they are running hospitals as professionals. Every recommendation here, after what I heard, makes sense. We should give this Report to the Ministry of Health, the Director of Medical Services or whoever is in charge to ensure that these procedures are followed. However, because of many inconsistencies, I do not think the Committee can completely follow to come up with the final course of action unless we have lawyers in this Committee which would take a long time. That is why I support the recommendation that this matter should be handed over to the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) to investigate and come up with the facts because what came out from the staff who handled the twins from the hospital to the mortuary was unbelievable. You could not follow it; there were many contradictions. For instance, one said: “I received the bodies but they did not have any labels on them.” Why would bodies be taken to the mortuary without labels, if they are real? Then they said that the bodies that were provided for the postmortem were fresh yet before any post mortem had been done, this had taken over a week. Therefore, I urge my fellow Senators to support this Report and demand that it does not end here. When we give it to Government officials who are charged with this work, the Committee will follow up the issue to see how it ends and to be convinced that the truth has come out and that nobody has been made to change the story from what it is for some considerations. We must get to the bottom of this so that we support and help many parents who are in tears. I do not want to keep on repeating what has been said because it has been said again and again that this is a multi-billion racket which has invaded not just Kenya but it is an international ring. We do not want it to thrive in our country. We would like to see that it has stopped and make sure that maternities are safe. Last week, we heard of the other case in Nakuru. We are sure they are rampant; there are many more. Stern action should be taken to ensure that those who are doing it will not do it anymore. This is murder. I call it murder; if you steal somebody’s children 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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