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"content": "When she was returned back to hospital, there was now some tooth that had been swallowed and was to be removed from the system. The whole thing looked untidy. If you look at page 8 of that Report, it appears that Annita lost two of her upper incisor teeth while in theatre. Upon inquiry, Dr. Nishon confided to them that he removed the two teeth because they were wobbly during bronchoscopy procedure. In total, they removed three teeth, including the one from the lung yet the hospital could not account for those teeth. When they were asked by Annita's mum where those teeth went to, they only produced one or two. They could not account for the teeth that were removed from the child in the theatre yet the child had gone to theater to be removed a black seed that was stuck in hear airway."
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"content": "It is sad that when this matter was finally brought to the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Council, it took so long for a determination to be done. It look long for them to determine whether the hospital and the doctors were negligent or not. This thing was so dramatic. After a long process and a long wait, they finally found that Dr. Stephen Odingo and Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital were negligent and each was fined Kshs200,000 and Kshs350,000 respectively. I do not know if that money was paid but it is what I would call peppercorn. We had needless loss of life. Our Government spends quite a substantial amount of money to take us through university education. Most doctors in Kenya have been trained in our public institutions, just like many of us who have gone through public institutions at the university level. Our doctors are well trained. Many sick people have gone to hospital and have recovered fully after five or six operations. We appreciate the doctors for the successful procedures they have done. We have delivered in those hospitals, and the babies were okay. There are many good things in our hospitals, but we only focus on what has not gone well. Why? This is because medicine is not like engineering, where a mistake can be corrected or a house can be demolished, and rebuilt. Medical negligence, once committed, is often irreversible. It destroys the patient, the family and many others along the line. That is why we insist that the findings of this Report must mark the end of the widespread negligence we see in hospitals. Hospitals must conduct self-inspections and doctors must take responsibility for managing medical negligence in Kenya. Annita is not the only one who has suffered. There are many people who do not know what to do, how to petition Parliament, or where to seek help. If there were proper self-governance within the doctors' boards and medical boards, it would be much easier to manage cases of negligence. I also recognize that doctors and hospitals are overwhelmed. Doctors are overworked. It calls for an integrated, thorough and multifaceted approach to ensure we have doctors who are not only well-remunerated, but also not overworked. When they are in the theatre, their decisions should not be compromised by exhaustion or long working hours. We urge the Standing Committee on Health not to let this Report gather dust on the shelves of the Senate. It must be reviewed by the Cabinet Secretary for Health, and all hospitals to help reduce instances of negligence. Of course, Annita’s family should be"
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"content": "The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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"content": "compensated, not because it will bring her back, but as a way for the institution to acknowledge and show remorse for the negligence. To the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Council (KMPDC), if you truly want to support the medical profession, do not cover up cases. Instead, help those working in theatres and hospitals improve their practices. There should also be an emphasis on seeking second opinions for patients with complex or technical ailments. Why is there no second opinion? If one doctor makes a serious mistake, why they do not involve another doctor to provide oversight? Have senior doctors taken the responsibility of instructing younger doctors? We urge the KMPDC and the supreme committee from the Senate to wake up and refine their skills. You are relied upon not only by our country but also by neighboring nations. Many people depend on the Kenya Medical Association, its personnel, doctors, nurses, and all those trained within the Republic of Kenya. Otherwise, I want to say pole sana to Annita’s family. I pray that justice will be served, not just for the doctor responsible for this incident but for all doctors who have acted negligently toward patients. It is time to acknowledge our mistakes, correct them, and improve our medical institutions to ensure every patient receives the best possible care. Show me a nation with bad doctors, and I will show you a nation whose future is in jeopardy. Doctors, you have done a lot, but continue refining your skills. Reduce the incidences of negligence and do not cover them up. In my practice as a legal practitioner, one of the hardest cases to prove is one that involves medical negligence. Finding one doctor to testify against another doctor is usually very difficult because they do not want to put their colleagues in trouble. That is understandable because those are their colleagues. Sometimes they say there was no intention of being negligent. The point is, to improve the skills, let doctors be more careful and seek for medical opinions even from their colleagues. There is no shame in asking your colleague what their opinion is on a case which appears complicated. Let us safeguard life and ensure dignity of patients. For mothers who have suffered in labour wards while giving birth and those who have had sad medical incidences with medical support around them, that should never happen. It is unfortunate because when mothers walk out of labour wards, they usually speak about very bad experiences they had. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, since I am a mother and I have also been to labour wards several times, there is nothing as bad for a woman in that moment tutting between life and death for a health practitioner, who is supposed to assist and make it easy, to harass a mother who is delivering, whether in a private or public hospital. That is sadistic and very wrong. It is a gross abuse of human rights. Let us safeguard life. Let us have dignity for patients who walk through the doors seeking for treatment and support. Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I support this report."
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"content": " Next is Sen. Crystal Asige."
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"content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to thank Members of the Committee on Health for the report they have tabled before us to consider today."
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"content": "The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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"content": "It is always painful to read these kinds of reports and hear about these kinds of accounts. This one here is not different; a devastatingly painful narrative of a young girl called Annita who needlessly lost her life in the care of a facility that is supposed to safeguard life. It must have been very difficult for Members of the Committee on Health to go over the harrowing story and account that they have put down in this report. However, I thank them for their effort in the recommendations and findings therein. Death need not be this way. The young girl called Annita was just a little baby. We had a few students today in the Public Gallery, I think of that age group as the chosen generation who are here to live out their purpose and assignment. Therefore, their lives like that of Annita being cut short is unforgivable under any circumstance. As a young person who deals with many young people and the youth by listening to their goals and dreams, I am just beside myself having to read this Report, especially when it is under the circumstance of gross negligence by MTRH. Though it is painful to read through and debate this evening, I am happy to at least hear colleague Senators empathise with the narrative in this Report. They have empathised the pain and grueling experience Annita must have gone through before succumbing to her unfortunate death in that medical facility. That was flagged off by Sen. Cherarkey who made the first submissions. I was surprised to hear him speak so passionately about human rights, compassion, empathy and matters of safe guarding life because the tone from him last week, and the HANSARD will bear me witness, did not track with what was said here today."
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