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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Koyi",
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        "legal_name": "John Waluke Koyi",
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    "content": "the pillars of our country’s development, and President Uhuru will leave a legacy through it. Let us adopt the Report. Changes can come later. We have talked about many issues, including security. I have been to KNH. It has a police station. They also have their own security, as a parastatal. Those are the requirements. Although this Report is not very clear, it has mentioned overhauling the top leadership of KNH. However, it was not clear from which level the overhaul would occur. Is it the nurses, the doctors, the board, the CEO or the Cabinet Secretary? The Report is not clear. I suggest that we amend this Report. We, again, request the Committee on Implementation, together with the Departmental Committee on Health, to go through the Report, see what is wrong and correct it. Kenyatta National Hospital has so many issues. It requires a lot of money. The budget deficit of Kshs7 billion that KNH has could improve on so many things, if the money had been provided. The Government, country and Parliament should focus on KNH and see how we can give it enough funds to operate. There are some machines which are not in this country like Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scanner. We do not have it. That is why many Kenyans travel to India and other countries for treatment. There is also Cyberknife machine which we do not have. When many Kenyans have a problem like cancer, they travel out of the country to try and save their lives. As a country, before the President hands over his leadership to somebody else, whom I believe will be Hon. Ruto who is the Deputy President, whom I believe in and support, we should have these machines. I know PET scanners and Cyberknife machines are expensive. We have a shortage of nurses. We should employ more doctors and nurses in this country, so that they can manage patients well. It is unfortunate that an incident happened last time, which attracted the attention of many people all over the world because we believe we have good doctors at the KNH. I do not know how it happened. Probably it is because of understaffing or the nurses were tired. We love our country. As politicians, let us not politicise the issue. Let us bring everything together in a humble way. We do not have an Opposition in this country now. Let us talk and focus on development of this country and how we can manage KNH. Let us help the Government and President Uhuru to leave a legacy in this country. Many Members have spoken and others need to talk. Hon. Temporary Deputy, I support the Report. Let us adopt it. Thank you."
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