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    "id": 784643,
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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Nuh",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Junet Sheikh Nuh",
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    "content": "Hon. Speaker, you are leaving the Chair now, but let me continue. If this had happened in a certain developed country, serious people would have resigned from office. In Kenya, the skull of a patient who does not require head surgery is opened, but nobody leaves office. When somebody is removed from office, other people make noise and say that one of their own is being victimised. I think the world is coming to an end. Imagine that happening to you. You went to hospital and got admitted. You were suffering from a minor disease, but you are dressed in a gown taken straight to theatre, where your skull is opened. What would you do? Suppose it was your sister or brother? The former Director of Medical Services, Hon. Nyikal, has spoken. I am not sure whether he was part of the problem those days, but from his speech, this is the right way to go. He has talked about the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Director of Clinical Services and Director of Nursing Services. When the Committee was investigating this matter, I was watching on television. Some of the people who appeared before them should have retired 10 years ago. The Director of Nursing Services could not speak and she is as old as my grandmother. I do not know whether her retirement age is pegged on when she started school or joined Standard Four, because, if it is from her date of birth, she should not be in office. She should have retired during President Moi’s time, when some of us were in school. Look at the way the professionals were defending their colleague. Before the matter was investigated, professional bodies came out and said the mistake was by so and so, passing the buck. When we talk about health, this is about lives and the only thing that does not have a spare in this world is life. When somebody dies through negligence, where will you get another life to give him? He is gone. This matter should be taken seriously. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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