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    "id": 787152,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Maanzo",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Daniel Kitonga Maanzo",
        "slug": "daniel-kitonga-maanzo"
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    "content": "more efficient? One way is computerisation. The other one is retraining of staff so that the nurses who handle those patients are continuously trained such as what happens with the Council of Legal Education where lawyers are updated and trained constantly on certain matters. It is more important for medical staff and doctors to be trained and especially those who work in those particular areas. There have been various other complaints in this Report such as the issue of rape which was not sufficiently proven. There are very many risks and dangers to mothers who have had babies. Many times, they are detained at the hospital due to lack of monies to pay off their bills. The KNH has saved a lot of lives, assisted a lot of people and waived the bills of poor patients. Medical attention is very important. What have we done as a House to make sure that we have a kitty to take care of patients who are likely to be detained in the hospital? That is part of the security menace in the hospital. The systems which govern security in that hospital are said to be weak. One patient from my constituency of Makueni was robbed near the emergency section of the hospital. At times, criminals creep up to that area. The CCTV system should run for 24 hours in almost every corner of the hospital so that every criminal activity can be detected. The hospital should also be well-lit. This calls for a relook at the finances which go to this very important referral hospital. The hospital is the biggest in East and Central Africa and it assists patients from all walks of life. We need to make sure that institution is well-funded. We also need to take care of the people who have once been treated are unable to leave the hospital immediately. This will allow others to come in once the hospital is decongested. The management and administration also need to be made more efficient. They need to employ the use of modern technology. We have already noted from the Committee that they do not have sufficient staff yet there are very many qualified Kenyans who are looking for jobs. It is part of solving the problem. Most importantly, just as we did with the Mama Lucy Kibaki Hospital, several other hospitals should be set up in the counties around Nairobi County to ease the pressure on KNH. I wish those two patients quick recovery and compensation from the hospital."
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