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    "id": 707612,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/707612/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Dr.) Pukose",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Robert Pukose",
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    "content": "We rejected several clauses as mentioned, but in brief, for instance, in Clause 15 where it mentions the national Government’s ministry responsible for health, we had provided that it develops health policies, laws, administrative procedures and programmes in consultations with county governments, health sector stakeholders and the public for the progressive realisation of the highest standards of health. In this case, the Senate wanted to insert “including reproductive healthcare and the right to emergency treatment” at the end of the paragraph. The Committee agreed with the proposal from the Senate. The area that we rejected was paragraph (b) where there was a proposal that: “(c) ensures the implementation of the right to health specified in the Bill of Rights and more particularly the progressive realisation of the right to the highest attainable standard of health, including reproductive healthcare and the right to emergency treatment.” This had been proposed by the Senate for deletion and the Committee felt that the right to health is a constitutional requirement in the Bill of Rights which cannot be amended just through an Act of Parliament. This will require a constitutional amendment which should even require a referendum. Therefore, the Committee felt that that could not be amended through this Act. Therefore, this was rejected by the Committee because it requires a referendum to be able to amend anything that touches on the Bill of Rights. 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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