Entry Instance

HTTP 200 OK
Allow: GET, PUT, PATCH, DELETE, HEAD, OPTIONS
Content-Type: application/json
Vary: Accept

{
    "id": 1107470,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1107470/?format=api",
    "text_counter": 744,
    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Suba South, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. John Mbadi",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 110,
        "legal_name": "John Mbadi Ng'ong'o",
        "slug": "john-mbadi"
    },
    "content": "(iv) funds from the national government, county governments and their respective entities, or employers for the administration of employee benefits; and (v) funds from post retirement funds for provision of medical cover to retired employees, where the contributor has elected to do so. Hon. Chairman, I beg to move that the New Clause 3A be read a Second Time, as proposed in the Order Paper. Of course, in an amended form. If you look at it, there is the “hospital” change to “health” that we have dealt with. But there is a further (b) down there which is clearly specifying what funds should go into this Fund. If you look at what is provided there, there are contributions under Section 15 which if you go to Clause 10 of the Bill, it specifies and is very clear on what the contributions are. We are now adding “such monies as appropriated by the National Assembly for indigent and vulnerable persons”. So, we are making it clear that the National Assembly will contribute money to this Fund, to take care of the vulnerable. It is what we have been discussing the whole of this afternoon, that vulnerable people will be taken care of through specific funding from the Government. Of course, the National Assembly has to appropriate it. Gifts, grants and donations is a standard practice. I do not have to dwell on that. Then, of course, we are adding funds from the national Government, county governments and their respective entities or employers for the administration of employee benefits, and funds from the post-retirement funds for provision of medical cover to retired employees where the contributor has elected to do so. That is what I wanted to talk about a little. Currently, there is an arrangement where former Members of Parliament have with the NHIF where you can use even your pension to contribute to the NHIF and get an enhanced medical cover. So, we are providing for someone who has already retired. You need a lot of medical attention when you retire than when you are in employment. So, you can use your retirement funds for provision of medical cover through an arrangement with the NHIF. It is just putting into practice what we have already seen the former MPs doing through the former MP of Gatanga, who is leading that team. Roho Safi is his nickname. I beg to move in an amended form. I do not know whether to go to 3B? I have moved it in an amended form, which now clearly specifies “indigent”. I know we added it in the Bill."
}