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    "id": 1129386,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1129386/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wetangula",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Moses Masika Wetangula",
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    "content": "I would like to see people being represented properly on the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) Board. I would have liked to even see a representative of the MCAs on the board. The MCAs interact with the ordinary people on a daily basis. The Members of this House can bear me witness that when we are in the villages, out of every 10 people who visit us, four or five have health problems, another three or four have education problems while one could have a problem with the police officers. Health is a serious issue. Every single harambee that we do is to underwrite bills of the dead or bills of the living in hospitals. When you take somebody to the intensive Care Unit (ICU) for a week, you will be handed a bill of Kshs3 million. Without an insurance cover, you are doomed to poverty. Insurance cover for all can be achieved. My brother, Sen. (Prof.) Ongeri, has been in Cuba like myself. Cuba is a poor country with a population of 11 million people. However, education and health care in Cuba are free for everybody at any level. Nobody goes to the ICU and is obligated to pay a cent because the state underwrites. Kenya can do better. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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