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    "id": 1095106,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1095106/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Nominated, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Dennitah Ghati",
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        "legal_name": "wilson sossion",
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    "content": "aspect. I am using this opportunity to expound on this matter because we are talking about introducing amendments to ensure that the NHIF makes healthcare free for PWDs, especially those in the counties. We have a lot to talk about when it comes to healthcare, especially for the elderly and PWDs. It is a good Bill because it seeks to expand the scope of coverage to include many people in the scheme, especially those who are otherwise not covered. Therefore, allow me to support the Bill. As much as we look at what is universal health coverage, Kenya has ratified many conventions around healthcare. Just the other week, the President was in London for the G7 Summit and part of what was discussed was healthcare financing. We must also ensure that even within our own counties, our people access healthcare from their villages to the counties and ensure that healthcare gets the financing that it requires so that the programme can be sustainable. We cannot have a referral hospital in Migori County, where I come from, and represent here, and have people going there and failing to access healthcare services as envisaged in this Bill. The National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) must expand and pronounce itself on what vulnerable persons and persons with disabilities are in terms of the access to this healthcare."
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