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    "id": 952631,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/952631/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Khaniri",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 171,
        "legal_name": "George Munyasa Khaniri",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is undisputed that health is a fundamental human right that all Kenyans are entitled to. I condemn all the medical practitioners and healthcare facilities that denied Ms. Annette medical care. She did not deserve to die in the circumstances she did. It is a shame and indictment to the whole Department of Health in Vihiga County and an executive that is working overtime to absolve the hospital of any blame through tweets in social media from the Governor’s official handle and the Director of Communication and the half-truths from both the County Executive Committee (CEC) member for Health and his Chief Officer (CO). Mr. Speaker, Sir, according to the Vihiga County Executive Committee Member (CECM) for Health Services, Miss Annette Kabarika was admitted in the hospital at 9:00 p.m. on Saturday, 14th September, 2019, and succumbed to her injuries at 3:00 a.m. on Monday, 16th September, 2019. There is no information on the real cause of death even from the CECM for Health. The mother of the deceased lady has confessed that hospital attendants at Vihiga County Referral Hospital demanded Kshs4,500 before they could perform a CT scan on her, money she did not have at that instance. The mother managed to raise Kshs2,000, which she offered the attendants, but they flatly refused to either take the money or offer Annette medical attention; demanding for the full amount to be paid. All this while, her 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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