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    "id": 1130663,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Sakaja",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Johnson Arthur Sakaja",
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    "content": "Makueni County. All underprivileged families will be able to get a medical card and free medical healthcare in Nairobi. That is something that we hope to do. If the good Lord allows that I be elected as Governor, that is the first thing that I will do. If your county is unhealthy--- I know families that have struggled for years. They have built in Utawala, next to Sen. Kwamboka. They have one car, but when one family member gets sick, they are all impoverished. Mr. Speaker, Sir, this is so critical that it might as well be the most significant legislation that we pass. Looking at the Report of the Committee, the Committee has noted a number of things, and I agree with them. I am grateful that they have even proposed a number of amendments about the scope of services to be provided for by the NHIF. The scope of services towards preventative and promotive health services is important. However, there are a number of things that definitely must be covered. I am glad that the Committee has proposed amendments. Number two is to recognize healthcare care providers, the constitution of the board, the issue of the governance structure and the matter of capitation. This is extremely important because that is where the real problem with NHIF has been. There is also the issue of contributions by unemployed persons. Most of the people in Nairobi City County, whom I represent, are not employed. They do not have a job. We must provide so that those who earn more can cater for the rest. That is what society must be. There are many who have no source of income. Mr. Speaker, Sir, there are punitive provisions on penalties. I was assisting a gentleman called Tonui. He had a kidney issue and it was marked as urgent. However, because he was not paid, I had to pay more than the amount that was required by the hospital for the one year of NHIF, plus the penalties that go with it. Therefore, we support this Bill and hope that when we get to the Committee Stage, which I hope is today, we can incorporate these changes. This so that we make sure that we can truly give the truest legacy of this Government, that people get UHC coverage. Since health is devolved, counties should also play their role in making sure that we have the facilities, medicine specialists, doctors and nurses and critical care specialists as required in our counties. Mr. Speaker, Sir, with those very few remarks, I support, because of the curtailing of debate in a House that is supposed to be a House of parlance. Sen. Olekina should note that Parliament is from the word ‗parley‘. ‗Parley means to talk and debate. I support."
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