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    "id": 1130959,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1130959/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Mbito",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13225,
        "legal_name": "Michael Maling'a Mbito",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Chairman, Sir, I beg to move: THAT Clause 19 of the Bill be amended- (a) in paragraph (c) by deleting subparagraph (ii); (b) in paragraph (d) by deleting the proposed new paragraph (e) and substituting therefor the following new paragraph- (e) in the case of any other employer under subsection (1A) (c), a matching contribution equal to that which their employee is liable to contribute under subsection (1)(c) subject to section 6(c). (c) by inserting the following new paragraph immediately after paragraph (d)- (da) by inserting the following new subsection immediately after subsection (2)- (2A) An employer other than the national government or county governments or their entities liable to pay a matching contribution under section 15 may be exempted from paying such matching contribution, if that employer has procured a private health insurance cover for its employees and the benefits are equal to or better than the benefits that the employees are entitled to under this Act. (2B) An employer who intends to be exempted under subsection (2A) shall submit an application to the Board in writing together with a certificate issued by the Insurance Regulatory Authority to that employer- (a) certifying that the respective employees have been insured by a private health insurer; (b) specifying the details of the cover and the benefits; and (c) specifying the validity period of the private health insurance cover. (2C) The Board- (a) shall determine an application under subsection (2B) within thirty days of receipt; and (b) may grant the exemption if the Board is satisfied that the private health insurance is adequate. (d) in paragraph (i) in the proposed new subsection (6) by deleting the word ―may‖ appearing immediately after the words ―Cabinet Secretary‖ and substituting therefor the word ―shall‖."
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