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    "id": 1095109,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1095109/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Nominated, FORD-K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Nasri Ibrahim",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 13173,
        "legal_name": "Nasri Sahal Ibrahim",
        "slug": "nasri-sahal-ibrahim"
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me this opportunity to add my voice to this important Bill. A healthy nation is a working nation. Therefore, it is the mandate of the Government to ensure we have healthy lives and promote wellbeing for all at all ages. This will be accelerated by the proposed establishment of the National Health Scheme, which will enhance the mandate and the capacity of the NHIF to facilitate and deliver the universal health coverage. The Constitution of Kenya has given citizens the right to the highest attainable standards of health in line with the World Health Organisation (WHO) Constitution which declares health as a fundamental human right, thereby committing to ensuring the highest attainable level of health for all. To attain this, we need an effective and efficient National Health Scheme. The Universal Health Care (UHC) has been adopted and given priority as one of the Big Four Agenda. This means that if this Bill is approved and implemented, all individuals and communities will receive the health service they need without suffering financial hardships. The amendment proposes that the NHIF will be receiving additional funds from employers who will make matching contributions to what employees are liable to pay by introducing penalties for the employers who do not remit their matching contributions in a timely manner. The mandatory contribution to the fund by citizens above the age of 18 years will increase funds to the scheme. Although the proposed amendment is very effective in tapping the contributions from the employers, it needs to design a suitable and favourable model to collect funds from informal sectors which will further increase the funds to this scheme. I thank you and support."
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