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    "id": 722799,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/722799/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Kisoi",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 2350,
        "legal_name": "Michael Manthi Kisoi",
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    "content": "I want to talk about the implementation of this Bill once it is enacted. Section 14(1) of the Bill gives the Clinical Officers Council of Kenya the power to inspect clinics and come up with disciplinary actions against non-compliance. Issues must be dealt with squarely at this point. We have good laws in this country, but things are not done within the right concept during the implementation. Once the Council is put in place, it must ensure that the officers and facilities conform to the requirements of the law. We cannot afford to gamble with a profession that is dealing with the lives and health of Kenyans. It is important that we review the definition of the words “clinic” and “medical centres”. In the Bill, a clinic is defined as a consulting room. Some of those consulting rooms are just like corridors that are only 5feet by 2feet. We must prescribe standards of consulting rooms. Some consulting rooms are in a totally pathetic state with only a chair and a desk, and patients can even be attended to while standing. We must review the definitions of the words “clinic” and “medical centres”. They must prescribe certain standards that must conform to those facilities. The spirit of the Bill is quite in order. The Bill touches on the most important sector in the country. The country is being held to ransom by doctors who are on strike. This Bill provides an avenue for clinical officers to operate dispensaries and offer medical care to our people in the event of a strike. This will create a balance because a country should not be held to ransom by a few individuals. The striking doctors do not serve in the most remote areas of this country. We are providing an avenue for clinical officers to start clinics so that they can also provide health and medical facilities to Kenyans. I thank Hon. Sang for coming up with this Bill because it captures the spirit of Kenyans. I support."
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