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    "speaker_name": "Hon. F.K. Wanyonyi",
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        "legal_name": "Ferdinard Kevin Wanyonyi",
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    "content": "station there, others in central Kenya, Coast and the Eastern region so that they can visit some of the health centres there. Sometimes, we lose lives because a microscope does not work or because there is nobody who can look after it. With this proposed board, the regulations will be very strict and there will be discipline in the medical service. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, we were forced to take our patient to India because of lack of or an equipment being out of order. I happened to be in India some time back and I was amazed at how organised they are such that, when you have a patient, he gets into one of the machines and everything is diagnosed immediately to know what the problem is. That is lacking in this country because we are not organised. It should not be surprising that when we have this kind of board. The biomedical engineers will eventually be able to have equipment and assist some of our patients. It is very expensive as you all know. You are a Kenyan. I am sure in your own way you have been asked to raise money for patients to go to India. This kind of thing is a step forward to be able to help our people because we are dealing with human lives and the safety of our people. So, instead of us taking patients all the way to South Africa, Germany and India, with that kind of board in place, there will be some discipline. The other thing that I want to mention is the un-sustainability of the board. To me, it may be very expensive to run and sustain it, as advised by one of the engineers. We should be able to look at a way of funding the board through the Exchequer and have minimal staff to be able to operate. The other field engineers can be paid from the health centres that they have been assigned. That way, there will be harmony and proper regulation of the people manning this. The other thing is: Because of the complexity of the recruitment, some countries which I do not want to mention will eventually dump their equipment here. If we do not have a body that deals with importation and licensing of equipment, we will run the risk of importing obsolete equipment. I know of a place in my county where a machine that was bought for over Kshs200 million is lying idle. So, if you have equipment coming in, it should be specified and licensed by the board so that we do not have people just dumping equipment here for the sake of doing business. With those few remarks, I support the formation of the proposed board so that we can save our people from incurring expenses arising from taking them abroad for specialised treatment. With those remarks, I support the Bill."
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