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"content": "Asante sana Mstahiki Bw. Naibu Spika. Ningependa kumuuliza Waziri kama amesikia kilio, masikitiko na uchungu wa walimu. Walitozwa ada ya Bima ya Afya ya Taifa, lakini ada hiyo ikaenda kwa Hazina Kuu ya Serikali na hazikufikia zile hospitali wanazofaaa kuenda kutibiwa. Bado wako na kandarasi na bima zingine zinazofaa kuwasaidia katika mambo ya matibabu. Je, anajua haya? Na kama anajua zile shida zilizo na walimu, amefanya nini ili kusuluhisha ili waalimu wapate huduma? Asante sana."
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"content": " Answer those two questions from Sen. Veronica Maina, Sen. (Dr.) Murango and the clarification sought by Sen. Kavindu Muthama. Then, we shall move to the third question by Sen. Kibwana."
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"content": "(Hon. (Dr.) Deborah Barasa): Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I will start with the blood pressure question. With regard to hypertension and other non-communicable diseases in Kenya, we have more than 106 Community Health Promoters (CHPs) who have been onboarded on the Electronic Community Health Information System (ECHIS) platform. They have been able to register more than eight million Kenyans out of the 12.5 million households. They have been able to revisit 7.3 million households. They have been able to screen patients for diabetes and hypertension in this area. So, we have been able to screen Kenyans, 340 of them who have been referred for diabetes, and 730,000 who had hypertension. So, the CHPs are indeed a critical platform that we are utilising within the community to educate on preventive and promotive health care, and also to identify and refer these cases. Additionally, even for Level 2, we have human resources like the nurses there who can identify the patients who have hypertension and refer them to higher levels of care. So, we continue with training and capacity building, mentorship and supportive supervision for our CHPs and our healthcare workers to ensure that they are identified. Indeed, they have been a critical pillar and a game changer in regards to identifying these conditions that were once affecting our people. Again, just to emphasize, we acknowledge the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) debt and we are again looking at the payment plan. This is the main concern with the private and the faith-based organisations. So, what we have requested is that they submit all pending claims for verification and then payment will follow suit. Maybe even to give you a background, there was a press release yesterday by the SHA team and what you can see, is there are a lot of efforts going towards payment of 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": "the SHIF. We have paid Kshs5.1 billion. Then, the concern they have is not SHA. It is indeed an NHIF pending bill. For SHA, we have paid most of the time within 30 days and the ones that were not paid were maybe the claims of which they are reviewing and quite a good proportion has been paid. We are also having transparency and visibility and engaging them to ensure that this continues about claims where they are and how we are progressing. So, instead of 90 days, we are paying within 30 days and we are pushing for the acceptance of this. However, for the NHIF, we acknowledge and are looking for the resolution process in this regard. Teachers like any Kenyans, have paid the internal premiums, so they can access the SHA benefits that have been given to them. Teachers through the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) use their private medical insurance. This needs to be paid by the TSC. At times, they mix SHA and TSC medical insurance. So, this is a different scheme which needs to be paid by the TSC. It is not SHA. With regards to SHA, after registering and after paying their contributions, they can access the services under SHA. Maybe also to emphasize, at times, the employers say they have paid but they have not remitted. So, we are brought on board and told that we are not offering SHA services yet the concern is on the employer's side. So, we are also emphasizing, negotiating and ensuring that the employers remit. That way we can improve the noise that is out there. Thank you."
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"content": " The Senate Majority Leader?"
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"content": " Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I intended to ask a question which has been clarified on those pending bills with specific reference to faith-based hospitals. I wish to ask the Cabinet Secretary to perhaps separate between private facilities and faith-based hospitals. I know for a fact that some of these private facilities, if you look at the debt burden, it is mostly heavy on faith-based facilities for reasons that every Kenyan knows. It is difficult for any faith-based institution to do some of the things that private facilities can do to get their payments faster. Perhaps that matter needs to be treated with urgency. However, because I have gotten the microphone, I want to register my comments alongside those of the Chairperson of the Health Committee. I am disappointed by the conduct of this Ministry, led by the Health Cabinet Secretary, together with her two Principal Secretaries (PSs). They have treated this House with serious contempt, and that is not something that I take lightly as the Senate Majority Leader in this House. They missed our mid-term review meeting. The Cabinet Secretary said she was in Cabinet. What about her two PSs? Where was Harry? Where was PS. Muthoni? Could they not find their way to Naivasha? How can you continue to interact with colleagues whose only interest in health matters is a budget allocation to your Ministry? All policy- related matters are implemented at the county governments. You can hear the kind of questions that Senators are asking. Some of them are purely because this Ministry has failed to interact with this House in the manner that it ought to. 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": "If there is a big failure, Cabinet Secretary, that I want you to register as you leave this House; forget about SHIF and SHA, much as those are very important issues, is the fact that you have not been able to lead your Ministry to have a serious engagement with the Senate of the Republic of Kenya. For that, I hold no other person responsible other than you, Hon. Cabinet Secretary. That is not acceptable to us. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to agree with your finding that when the Cabinet Secretary returns to her office, can she find time to come and provide an update on all issues that she had been requested to come and present before a mid-term review meeting and ask for a time that we avail. This House is available on Tuesday and Thursday mornings. Can she pick a day in the next two days if she wants to restore normal relations between us and the Ministry of Health?"
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"content": "Otherwise, I am terribly disappointed by the Hon. Cabinet Secretary. The Principal Secretary, Mr. Harry and Ms. Muthoni know this. You are my good friends, but you have let your boss down."
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