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    "id": 850126,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Tongaren, FORD–K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr.) Eseli Simiyu",
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        "legal_name": "David Eseli Simiyu",
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    "content": " I spoke about it but it is water under the bridge. I would like to reiterate what I said earlier – that, health is a very important part of our life in this country or anywhere in the world. If we want to make laws that will guide healthcare in the country, we need to be very meticulous and careful. Bringing them in an omnibus amendment Bill like this one is a very unfortunate thing. In the process, as we were working on these amendments, I kept having the feeling that some of the amendments that were being proposed had some vested interests. We were going to remove the National Quality Control Laboratory and hand everything to the Pharmacy and Poisons Board so that it acts without any oversight. That is not the way to go. There was that kind of thing. It looked like there were some professional interests that came into play. I do not feel it is bad for members of a profession to lobby members of Parliament. Lobbying is part of politics. That one is accepted. It is part of the normal workings of politics. As parliamentarians, we must be ready to accept that we will be lobbied for many things. We have to use our judgement in the best interests of the country. The last issue is about the high cost of medical care in this country. It is not good for this country. We are the ones who have created it. The public health sector has completely failed. It is non-functional. It is kaput. If you go to Kenyatta National Hospital and Moi Teaching and 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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