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    "id": 725305,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/725305/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Mohamed Abdi",
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        "legal_name": "Mohamed Abdi Haji Mohamed",
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    "content": "studying and progress from, say, a diploma qualification through to PhD level. In this case, there have been hindrances to progression to higher levels of qualification. The people who have been controlling the medical sector have curtailed the progression of clinical officers for many years. In terms of stringent training, one must have attained a mean score of C+ in the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education, mathematics and sciences as the backbone subjects. In this country, there is a shortage of doctors. The doctor to patient ratio is very high. What we need to do to address the situation in terms of training, if somebody has had a four-year diploma course, he should be given credit transfer so that he can complete his training as a doctor in a shorter period of time. If we transfer some credits for such persons, like in any other discipline in the country, we will be able to solve the problem that we have. I have travelled wide. I have experience in the medical system that exists in other countries. For example, if we compare ourselves with Pakistan and India, who at one time were at par with us, we will find that medicine and medical services are very cheap in those countries. Kenya is one of the most expensive countries in terms of medicine and medical services. This is because there is a shortage of manpower. Our pharmacists have not been enabled to manufacture medicines. They have not been enabled to move into manufacturing. After training and going to the university for between five and six years, they are just like shopkeepers dispensing medicines that have been manufactured elsewhere. Our doctors and specialist are very few and the demand is very high. Hence, they can charge any amount of money they feel like. That is why we buy medical services very expensively. We troop to India, Pakistan and other countries for cheap medicine. To reduce this travel, I suggest that we allow our 20,000 qualified clinical officers – with at least 10-year field experience – to study medicine. They can be given credit transfers to reduce their period of study. In terms of training, we have so far done very well. Although there is mushrooming of medical training colleges in all corners of the country, the KMTCs have been doing very well. We want the standards set by the KMTC to be maintained despite the many---"
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