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    "id": 1286043,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cheruiyot",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Majority Leader",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Aaron Kipkirui Cheruiyot",
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    "content": "One of the key measures that is being put is that before we even look at the resources that will be raised from the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) contributions and insurance funds, that which has already been collected is ring-fenced. This will perhaps come in the other Bills that will be coming to the House once the Assembly is done with them. Sen. Kavindu Muthama, in Machakos County, the collection from all your facilities will be ring-fenced. Governor Wavinya will not use it for any other purposes other than improving your own health facilities. This is a brilliant idea which has been learnt from the experiences of all the trials that I have explained of UHC from 2009 up to where we are. Further, these investments will have further far reaching economic and social societal implications. Mr. Speaker, Sir, improved health facilities create jobs in construction, maintenance and healthcare services stimulating the local economy where all these health centres are. Deep down in the villages in whichever part of the country that you come from, this will bolster the reputation and trust in our healthcare system. Sen. Wambua, if you have a headache in the dead of the night, the decision you make on which facility to go to is based on the trust you have in that facility. The same is the case we are proposing for the citizens and the people we represent in this House. Your citizens and mine in Kericho need to be happy about a particular health centre. I should be able to know that if I fall ill in the dead of night in my village in Kapchebet where I come from, I can go to Kabianga Health Dispensary; the closest health dispensary to my rural home and get treatment. It is about trust in our facilities, something that is deeply lacking. On many occasions, even something as basic as having the hospital opened is not something that our citizens are guaranteed. On many afternoons, they ask themselves whether that health centre is operational. At least with these resources attached to a particular health centre, you are able to keep some health centres opened for 24 hours so that any of your citizens - the people you represent in the House - can access them easily. I do not intend to speak long about it because it is a very simple Bill. I know many of our colleagues would wish to speak on this particular Bill and therefore we will have a discussion about how much time it will take and how many people can speak on it. In conclusion, Part One of the Bill comprises of Clauses 1 to 5, which contain the preliminary provisions which include the title, interpretation and objects. Part Two of the Bill contains the regulating public health facility, improvement financing; including the retention of public health facility improvement financing. What will be the sources of the improvement financing and the functions of the public health facilities improvement financing? Part Three comprises of Clauses 9 to 20, which provide for the regulations. How will this money be kept? Who will be in charge? There is also the introduction of the position of the director of health in each of your counties. You need to hold somebody accountable. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the curse that we have in this country about corruption and pilferage of resources is that we do not want to ring-fence resources then before you The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard Services,Senate."
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