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    "id": 986435,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Nyamunga",
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        "legal_name": "Rose Nyamunga Ogendo",
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    "content": "Thank you Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity just to make one or two comments on this Statement. First, I want to thank Sen. (Dr.) Mbito for bringing the Statement. I think we should find a formula on the issue of hospital bills and dealing with each case individually because it depends. Also, we do not want to stop hospitals from admitting patients. Initially, they were refusing to admit specific patients because they thought they may not be paid. If we do not come with proper regulations on how to do it, it may have a negative impact on many patients. In my view, I know it is very difficult to be a doctor and it is also very expensive to setup a private hospital. Therefore, as we put these things in place, we should have that in mind. Secondly, I do not think this Statement should be referred to, in my view, the Coronavirus Ad hoc Committee because I think they already have too much. We can only put our House together to find a way forward, but, to me, that is not a matter of the Adhoc Committee. We are burning ourselves with issues that we have at hand, which is good. However, many counties are suffering from the floods. Yesterday, we saw what happened in West Pokot, Elgeyo-Marakwet and Kisumu counties. Our people are suffering a lot. I think I have gone to all offices; I have gone to the Office of the Minister for Devolution and Planning, Hon. Eugene Wamalwa, and nothing is happening. Giving people food at this time alone is not enough. Where are they going to cook that food? Where are they going to sleep? There is a lot that we should do as a House during this time that we are faced with so many issues apart from COVID-19 and the locust menace."
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