{"id":1107902,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1107902/?format=json","text_counter":373,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Ugenya, MDG","speaker_title":"Hon. David Ochieng’","speaker":{"id":2955,"legal_name":"David Ouma Ochieng'","slug":"david-ouma-ochieng"},"content":" Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, you know we are making very far reaching changes to the NHIF framework. I would wish that we give the appointing authority a clean sheet to get a Board that will help him or her to implement this Act. Why are we saving people? I oppose this amendment by Hon. Ichung’wah because of what we have just talked about here. There are things we are trying to clean up and we are not talking about a very clean institution. This is an institution that has had so many problems. I would imagine that if it were me deciding, I would want a clean slate. I would have a new Board with a new CEO who then can come in and start implementing new things. We do not want people with hangovers of the past trying to tell us: “Ooh, here we do things this way. This is the way it is done.” No! The NHIF needs a new Board to take on the new roles. Thank you."}