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    "id": 838844,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/838844/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Tongaren, FORD-K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr.) Eseli Simiyu",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 141,
        "legal_name": "David Eseli Simiyu",
        "slug": "david-eseli"
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    "content": "There was one curious thing when it came to the Pharmacy and Poisons Board and the National Quality Control Laboratories. Somebody somewhere tried to sneak in an amendment to make Pharmacy and Poisons Board swallow the National Quality Control Laboratories. This particular incident was very interesting because the Ministry disowned it. It was very clear that it is not the one that recommended that amendment. So, who did it? Whoever did that is trying to play games with the healthcare of Kenyans. Although the National Quality Control Laboratories is under the Pharmacy and Poisons Board, they have a measure of autonomy. This enables them to create checks and balances. Somebody tried to sneak in an amendment that will swallow the National Quality Control Laboratories. Whoever did that had ulterior motives. When I look at the whole import of that sort of amendment, my take is that somebody wants substandard pharmaceuticals to be licensed in this country without any third party to look into what is happening. Whoever did that, ashindwe, because that is a terrible thing to do. It is important for 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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