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    "id": 1299282,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1299282/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wafula",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 348,
        "legal_name": "Davis Wafula Nakitare",
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    "content": "Thank you. I rise pursuant to Standing Order No. 53(1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Health regarding the status of healthcare services to the beneficiaries of National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF). In the Statement, the Committee should - (1) Provide substantiated details that led to the suspension of various health facilities from NHIF funding following an investigative media report that implicated the said health facilities in embezzlement of NHIF funds; (2) Present a report from NHIF's investigations department conducted during the 90-day suspension period of hospitals suspected of fraud which was effective on 21st June, 2023, specifying which facilities were cleared of charges to resume services while addressing concerns with those under scrutiny; (3) Disclose whether the suspended health facilities were conducting medically unnecessary procedures including surgeries as a way of illegally inducing demand for their services; (4) State whether NHIF had any communication to or with the involved health facilities after the lapse of the 90 days on the findings or not; and (5) Explain why the NHIF is withholding funds for health facilities under investigation even after the facilities delivered services to the clients as approved by the NHIF, explaining the fate of patients who depended on these facilities for specialised treatment and even workers; (6) State measures, if any, in place to ensure that suppliers of goods and services to the said hospitals are paid, noting that some suppliers have sued these hospitals over delayed payments arising from their suspension. Thank 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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