{"id":1100169,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1100169/?format=json","text_counter":106,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Sen. (Prof.) Ekal","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":13226,"legal_name":"Malachy Charles Ekal Imana","slug":"malachy-charles-ekal-imana"},"content":"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me a chance to comment on this. This Statement is like the one we had about somebody that was disabled and pushed out of his work. When a person has COVID-19, it is like a death sentence. So, if NHIF cannot pay, especially if the people are contributing, it is like telling them to accept to die because there is no money. In a civilized country like Kenya, people should be given immediate medication and asked to pay later. This is because COVID-19 is a death sentence. It is something that can kill a person if there no medication. I feel so bad to hear that people were pushed out of hospital because they cannot pay."}