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    "id": 884543,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Suba North, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Odhiambo-Mabona",
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        "legal_name": "Millie Grace Akoth Odhiambo Mabona",
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    "content": "which allowed this Motion to come to the Floor. I am the one who raised the point of order yesterday in regard to the process. The reason I was raising the issue in regard to the process is because I was appalled that we will be dealing with individual cases and the sort of Pandora ’s box that we are likely to open. For instance, if we are not happy with the Law Society of Kenya (LSK), we can come here and decide that somebody is not qualified. However, given that our mandate is broad and the Speaker has ruled that way, that is okay. I did not speak to the issue of substance and I do not want to speak much to it, but I said that on the merit of what the Committee is presenting, if the facts are as they are, then I support the Committee. The reason I will do that in terms of substance - and I said so yesterday - is that I am shocked that you would be talking about a person undertaking ophthalmic surgery and yet her qualifications is as is. I remember one Member saying: “Nobody has complained about her practcse or her miss-performing.” When it comes to a human body, that means somebody has to come and say: “I lost my eyesight.” We cannot take chances with our bodies. So, whenever any issue is raised, I think it should be addressed immediately. My challenge goes back to the Departmental Committee on Health. I think they are sleeping on the job because when you have serious issues like these come before the Committee, the person you should look at is the board. How and why did the board enable such a person to practise if, indeed, this is not an issue of business competition and it is an issue of lack of competence? I urge the Chair and I spoke to Hon. Sabina, who was here earlier and I know she has had a very busy day moving back and forth between here and Murang’a. I can see the Committee Members here like Hon. Nyikal. I urge them to take this as a matter of concern with the relevant board and if there is any compromise, then they need to give us more serious recommendations in relation to that board and not an individual. It was not her fault that she was approved. It is the fault of the board that she was approved with her incompetence or with the challenges. Otherwise, based on the facts that have been presented, I support the Committee."
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