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    "id": 1094354,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Igembe Central, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Kubai Iringo",
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        "legal_name": "Cyprian Kubai Iringo",
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    "content": "ailments and when you go to the others, you find it is not happening and they say it is not in the Act. This Bill has captured exactly who should benefit from treatment of each and every ailment. This is so that we do not have people going behind doors and having others getting relief but not others. A case in mind is a patient I had who was sick and was supposed to go to India for some treatment. I was informed that the NHIF can cover up to Ksh500,000 for that particular ailment. It became very difficult to get a straight answer from that office saying that they do not do it. However, when I went and used another person, it became easy and the patient got money. Those are the double standards which need to be cured by this Bill. Every citizen, irrespective of where they come from or their status, must get their services as stipulated. Secondly, like one of the speakers said, penalising people for failure to pay will be a dangerous move. This is because, people do not fail to pay because they do not want to; sometimes they do not have money. They have even approached us as their Members of Parliament (MPs). Personally, I have been approached by many whose covers had elapsed for three months and they wanted assistance so that they could be treated. These penalties will be something that will backfire on the Government side and cause outcry. They should consider that if one fails to pay, at least there must have been a reason. Therefore, one ought to be asked to update his records without penalties. This is not profit making; it is not a place where we want to make money from our citizens who are suffering or who are constrained financially. We should cushion citizens so that at least they feel comfortable having those cards when they fall ill and go to hospital."
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