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    "id": 1092167,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1092167/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Endebess, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr.) Robert Pukose",
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        "legal_name": "Robert Pukose",
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    "content": "We have said that the mama mbogas and boda boda riders, that we call in our movement the “hustler nation”, should pay Kshs500 per month. I saw Dr. Peter Kamunyo, the Chief Executive Officer of the NHIF the other day complaining that a huge number of the people are defaulting. They mainly pay when they are seeking treatment and once treated using thousands or millions of shillings, they do not continue contributing towards the NHIF. They go home and do not understand why they should be paying Kshs500. As Parliament, we should review and say that the team of mama mbogas, boda boda riders; the hustler team, should pay Kshs300 per month and reduce it from Kshs500. We have a huge bracket and I am sure if we reduce that amount to Kshs300, we will get a bigger number of people joining the NHIF and defaulting will be reduced. I want to urge the Committee that for us to have a bigger number of people joining the NHIF and contributors who are consistent and non-defaulters, we should reduce the amount to Kshs300. This way, we will make it more affordable and accessible to many Kenyans. Another issue that I want us to address in this Bill is the NHIF in the era of COVID-19. With the reforms we are doing in the NHIF, the initial pilot project was to look at the primary healthcare. How should the NHIF support primary healthcare? This is the biggest problem. Therefore, if we have a huge number of people failing sick, instead of us just thinking about treatment, why not think of preventive methods? How do we use the NHIF to come up with prevention methods? This should be supported, so that they can provide the services."
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