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    "id": 868676,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/868676/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Seme, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr.) James Nyikal",
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    "content": "rightly or on their own volition, claim to give accreditation. It is extremely important that whichever body does accreditation, should be one that we can trust, hence the need for this body. It is also important to establish this body because it will help to distinguish between licensing and accreditation. There are many bodies that license and yet, they behave as if they do accreditation. You find this virtually in every sector. For example, in the health sector, all the regulatory bodies are working as accreditation bodies. Even in the industry, you find the concept of self-regulation. So, where people have self-regulation, they set up bodies that behave like they give accreditation. It is not possible for an organization that has self-interest, such as a self- regulating body, to actually conduct accreditation. Therefore, it is important that we have that distinction. To give the best example that I know, the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board (KMPDB) will license health institutions. Is it an accreditation body? Would it then be assumed that any facility that is licensed by KMPDB can also be accredited, for example, by NHIF to offer NHIF services? That is extremely important. Who accredits medical, scientific or investigative laboratories for criminal investigations? You find a situation where samples are taken to different organizations which give different results and yet each claims competence."
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