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    "id": 1106985,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Suba South, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. John Mbadi",
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        "legal_name": "John Mbadi Ng'ong'o",
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    "content": "(ga) to administer employee benefits as provided under this Act on behalf of employers in respect of their employees; Hon. Chairman, apart from what has been carried by the Chairperson, which was also part of my amendment, there are further two amendments, which are basically to create clarity on the functions of the Board. Their function is to advise the national Government and the county governments. Is that what you proposed? No. If not, then this is another one. This is simply to take care of the current Constitution that recognises both national and county governments as opposed to when the Act was passed in 1998. It is also to provide clarity on the functions of the Board, which is to advise both the national and county governments on matters that relate to health insurance and of course administer the benefits for the employees and on behalf of the employers. Hon. Chairman, the other one is to delete the words “including communication and stakeholder engagements” and substitute it thereof with “respect to health insurance”. This is to provide clarity that it is only with respect to insurance and not at the Universal Health Coverage matters (UHC). The Universal Health Coverage is a wider thing, which is basically in the hands of the Ministry. However, in terms of insurance, NHIF comes in. Finally, the clause is further amended by inserting a new paragraph immediately after the proposed paragraph (g), which is to administer employee benefits as provided under this Act on behalf of employers in respect of their employees. Hon. Chairman, that is just to provide further clarity."
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