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"content": "DELAYED APPROVAL AND PAYMENT OF PROCEDURES IN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE FACILITIES BY SHIF"
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"content": "Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. This is a request for Statement on delays by the Social Health Insurance Fund (SHIF) in approving and paying for procedures in public facilities. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.53(1), to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Health regarding the levels of functionality of the new health service delivery systems under the Social Health Authority (SHA) in public and private health facilities across the country. In the Statement, the Committee should- (1) Provide the numbers and percentage of persons registered under the Social Health Insurance Fund (SHIF) against the total registrable persons per county; 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": "(2) Provide a detailed breakdown of the total funds disbursed by the SHIF as compensation to public and private health facilities per county since inception of the programme while interrogating the functionality of the different systems of registration provided for the registration of different categories of persons, as well as why the registration system for persons employed in the public service requires a payment when payments are already being deducted from the pay slip; (3) Interrogate the delays experienced in the approval of medical procedures in the public hospitals compared to private health facilities, outlining the factors contributing to these delays and steps being taken to streamline approval processes for timely patient care; (4) Explain the rationale behind the requirement for referrals from lower level health facilities for procedures that can only be performed in Level 4, 5 and 6 hospitals and clarify why private health facilities are permitted to act as both the referring and attending facility, effectively bypassing the referral system applied to public hospitals; and, (5) Make recommendations on the roles that can be played by different stakeholders and possible strategic interventions that the country needs to urgently take to improve the operations of the new system for better service delivery in public health facilities, including possible steps that will rapidly enhance efficiency, reduce patient backlog and ensure that vulnerable and needy citizens receive timely quality health care services."
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"content": "DRUGS AND ALCOHOL ABUSE CRISIS AMONG YOUTH IN LEARNING INSTITUTIONS"
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"content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.53 (1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on National Security, Defence and Foreign Relations regarding the alarming crisis of drug and alcohol abuse, particularly among the youth in learning institutions. In the Statement, the Committee should- (1) Outline the measures the Government is taking to combat the growing prevalence of drug peddling and consumption, particularly the easy availability of ethanol and other illicit substances within universities and other learning institutions; (2) Provide a clear action plan, including timelines for removing bars and drug dens located near learning institutions, identifying, arresting and prosecuting drug barons who exploit vulnerable impoverished youths, including students, to distribute drugs in schools and tertiary institutions and imposing stricter penalties for non-compliance with regulations aimed at curbing drug abuse near learning institutions---"
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"content": "(Loud consultations)"
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"content": "Hon. Deputy Speaker, there is so much noise on this side. It is now sounding like a market. 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": " Sen. Cherarkey, familiarise yourself with Standing Order No.118. For the benefit of Sen. Cherarkey, let me read it because he is notorious."
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"content": "(Sen. Methu stood up in his place)"
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"content": "Order, Sen. Methu. He cannot even hear what the Chair is saying. I want Senators to familiarise themselves with Standing Order No.118, which states that- “Except when passing to and from his or her seat or when speaking, every Senator when in the Chamber shall be seated, and shall not at any time stand in any of the passages and gangways.” Sen. Cherarkey and Sen. Methu, stand guided. Proceed, Sen. Veronica Maina."
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