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    "id": 1202446,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Gilgil, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Martha Wangari",
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    "content": "Hon. Speaker, the issue of health or universal healthcare is very pertinent and critical. We spoke about it in the 12th Parliament. But, how much was done? Just yesterday, a lady from an area called Ngomongo in my constituency was in my office. She is called Mama Kamingo and is 73 years old. She uses the NHIF to get treatment. At old age, you know you will always need funds to go to hospital. She has not been able to make her contributions for a whole year. The amount may look small, but with COVID-19 and the drought that has ravaged the country, raising that money to put in the NHIF card is not easy. What we had in the last Parliament is the issue of getting the elderly covered under the NHIF and the Universal Health Coverage (UHC) without paying. We have good proposals and policies but, where is the implementation? At the end of the day and as a 70-year-old you get cash transfer of Kshs.2,000 per month. By the way, it has not been updated for the last three or four years. People who have reached that age are not getting that money. Those that get it get it late and they end up spending all the Kshs.2,000 on health issues. This is because they probably have arthritis, diabetes or hypertension to manage. They end up taking all that money to health. At this point, I do not think there is any Member in this House who does not have a"
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