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    "id": 1092594,
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    "speaker_name": "Ndhiwa, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Martin Owino",
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        "legal_name": "Martin Peters Owino",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. First of all, let me thank the Chief Whip for that eloquent moving of this important Bill. I am a Member of the Departmental Committee on Health and on behalf of my Chair, Hon. Sabina Chege, whom I am happy to represent, I second the National Hospital Insurance (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No.21 of 2021). Health is very important. Any Government that wants productivity, it is a must that it should address squarely and effectively the issue of healthcare. On that note, I want to thank the President for putting health as one of his Big Four Agenda. Universal health coverage is the engine that will drive people to good health and the NHIF will drive this engine. The engine which is now before us as an amendment will first of all change the title of the NHIF to the National Health. The NHIF was addressing tertiary care of patients, meaning unless you are Level 5 or 6, it was not very effective. Now that we have brought in health, 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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