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    "id": 1094384,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1094384/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Nyaribari Masaba, NAPK",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Ezekiel Ombaki",
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        "legal_name": "Ezekiel Machogu Ombaki",
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    "content": "The other thing is that in totality, this Bill looks at how revenues can be increased. The major handicap that NHIF has had is lack of finances. NHIF does not generate enough revenue from the sources that it has been generating from. Now, if this amendment Bill is passed, it will enable them to cater for the wider mandate that they have been given. Indeed, the Bill has also expanded the mandate of NHIF. The other very important area that the Bill looks at is matching the contributions of the employer with that of the employee. By so doing, it will also increase the premium. Additionally, the people insured with private insurance companies are those at the top in this country. The greater percentage of Kenyans do not fall in this category. That is why I support because the Bill states that the daily rebate on inpatient can be done by NHIF. However, the private insurance companies have to make other payments before NHIF comes in. So, in that particular area, the revenue by NHIF will not only triple but tremendously increase to cater for this particular need, because the Bill is not only looking at the financial ability of an individual but the healthcare. It is supposed to be provided to each and every individual because indeed, health as it were, is a basic need."
}