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    "id": 910987,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wetangula",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 210,
        "legal_name": "Moses Masika Wetangula",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker Sir, we should never have a situation where Kenyans die because of a disagreement between entities whose duty is to serve Kenyans. I will help Sen. Seneta to include an amendment that apportions criminal responsibility for any reckless conduct on the part of Kenya Medical Supply Authority (KEMSA) or any public officer, be it at the county or national level, that knowingly and willfully engages in conduct that leads to a loss of life. For example, if you are a hospital superintendent and know that the quantity of drugs in your hospital is running out, and you do not place an order--- If people die in the period you have placed an order because of your recklessness, you must be held criminally accountable. If we do not do this, people will continue doing things the way they want. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to urge the management of the health sector in this country that our good doctors - and many of them are our friends whom we went to school together - must choose either to work for the public or themselves. If you dedicate yourself to be a doctor at Bungoma County Referral Hospital, Kerugoya County Hospital or wherever, for heaven’s sake, serve the people of this country, earn your decent salary and live within your means. It will not be practical for you to have one foot in your private clinic and another in a public hospital. Every morning you want to go to your private clinic, set up systems for earning you big money, then go spend time harassing patients, and run back to your clinic. There is a friend of mine called Dr. Yumbia. I was shocked the other day when they rushed to Machakos where a child died. We condemn any reckless cause of death of The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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