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    "id": 784635,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/784635/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. A.B. Duale",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 15,
        "legal_name": "Aden Bare Duale",
        "slug": "aden-duale"
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    "content": "only way to make money in Kenya. Why am I saying this? Two weeks ago, my sister was admitted at Nairobi Hospital. She stayed there for 10 days and they could not even diagnose that she has cancer. After 10 days, they told me that they suspected my sister had cancer. I took her to India for treatment. It cost me Kshs800,000, inclusive of air tickets. After two days of analysis, the doctor called from India and told me that my sister had third stage cancer. He prescribed medication and advised us to take her home. A friend of mine lost his son in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of Nairobi Hospital last weekend. He had brain damage and was there for four days. We were asked to pay Kshs3.5 million only for the ICU. We, the leadership in this country, have medical cover. What about the people we represent? There must be a discussion in our country on how to regulate how much a doctor can charge. We must find out. The Government now has universal health care. Poor people are dying in this country. When your voter calls you, you ask yourself whether to take him to the MP Shah Hospital or to a hospital in South C or Eastleigh. We used to rush to KNH but because of the recent surgery mix up, we cannot take our patients there. The only place of last resort, in terms of affordable healthcare, was KNH but patients no longer agree to be taken there. Even families do not agree to take their patients to KNH. The media have given a different picture, that, if you go to KNH, you are a dead man. So, the Chair of the Committee, the Members and this House must find a way out. Hon. Speaker, you are a renowned lawyer. Lawyers have a scheme on how to charge their fees. I walk to a hospital with my medical card, and I am just told to sign. I do not know how much is deducted. A friend told me that if I do an executive checkup, as a Member of Parliament, at Nairobi Hospital, I will find that I pay not less than Kshs200,000. However, if you go to an Indian hospital, with a Five Star Hotel inside, you will pay about Kshs50,000. In fact, I am looking for a trip to go to India so that I can do checkup. Let us not hide, we are leaders. Let us make legislation and ensure that healthcare is affordable. Let us support the President in ensuring that there is universal healthcare for everybody. Every Kenyan who is poor must have an insurance card in his pocket, so that he can get quality healthcare. I beg to support."
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