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    "id": 1094352,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1094352/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Igembe Central, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Kubai Iringo",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Cyprian Kubai Iringo",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me the opportunity to contribute to this important Bill. From the outset, I support the Bill, albeit I will suggest some amendments when it comes to the Committee of the whole House. In essence, this Bill is good in that it is trying to encompass or have as many people as possible registered, more so, even having the employers assist in registering members. Currently, we have a very big problem when it comes to medical issues because most of our citizens are either ignorant or cannot pay for the services. Even those that can pay are not near registered hospitals which offer the services. This Bill is trying to cure and cover that gap which has already been created. We will have as many health providers as possible who are inside the bracket or are already captured, so that more citizens who really need medical services can get them as near to them as possible. Currently, if you look across the country, we are in the dangerous time of COVID-19. Hospitals have started refusing some insurance and the NHIF is not assisting people with the required finances. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, hospitals have started refusing some insurance covers and the NHIF is not assisting people with the required finances to cater for these many diseases. This Bill will cure this problem and it will be a relief to families who undergo a lot of torture when their loved ones have huge hospital bills and are unable to pay. They end up fundraising and at the end of the day you find that as the person is ailing, the resources of the family are depleted, and unfortunately when these people die, they leave their families poor."
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