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    "id": 700395,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/700395/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Gichigi",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 1909,
        "legal_name": "Samuel Kamunye Gichigi",
        "slug": "samuel-kamunye-gichigi"
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    "content": "The other nightmare for these victims is to get medical doctors going to court to give evidence. I have consulted my colleague, Hon. Mwinyi, and we have agreed that I will move an amendment to indicate that the appearance of the doctors who complete the P3 Forms in court should also be free of charge. Most cases collapse when doctors fail to appear before court when people are unable to meet their fees to appear before court. This is in civil cases, say, accidents and in criminal cases, say assault. This is an important Motion and we should support it. I wish to share my experience on postmortem. When somebody dies in an accident or homicide and the family goes to a police station, the body cannot be released until a postmortem is carried out. The experience I have had in Nyandarua is that the hospital charges about Kshs1,000. There is too much corruption in Ol-Kalou Hospital. They charge between Kshs13,000 and Kshs15000. Some families of these victims have come to me seeking assistance but when I call the hospital, I am told they charge Kshs1,000 only. The truth of the matter is that there is money that is not receipted. I do not think this is a case concerning my county only because it is happening even in other hospitals. We need to be very clear with postmortem. These are victims who should not be 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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