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    "id": 1092202,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1092202/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Siaya CWR, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr.) Christine Ombaka",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 1007,
        "legal_name": "Christine Oduor Ombaka",
        "slug": "christine-oduor-ombaka"
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    "content": " Thank you. I am saying that most people especially in the villages are not aware that there is NHIF to which they should be members and contributing to. However, even the contribution of Kshs500 is just way above what they can afford. Majority of them are not employed. Others are very old people who retired a long time back and some of them never worked and are not retired. Many of them have no income. So, even if you reduce this to Kshs300, it is still going to be expensive. I still wish we could reduce further to Kshs100, so that they can, at least, struggle to contribute that. Otherwise, an amount of Kshs500 or Kshs300 is too way above that. On the NHIF card, even if you enrol today to become a member or to contribute to it, you will have to use it six months down the line. That is what people tell me. That: “Mummy, I would like to enrol into this but I will not be treated for the next six months as I continue to contribute.” So, the waiting time needs to be reduced so that one gets treatment as soon as he or she enrols and starts contributing. It is wrong to deny someone treatment, especially now that people are becoming sick and dying of COVID-19. A disease does not give room for one to wait for six months. Those are some of the areas we need to think about. There is the issue of the management of NHIF. The Government will contribute to the Fund and individuals will also do the same. There will also be voluntary membership for those who will be interested in contributing to it. When it comes to money in this country, we have to be careful. We have to be very strict and make sure that when it comes to healthcare and the Government is paying for it; individuals are also contributing, including employers, the money that is collected must be properly utilised so that it does not get lost through corruption like we normally see where a lot of money is involved. This is a lot of money that is going to be collected to improve healthcare. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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