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    "id": 1317687,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1317687/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Prof. Kithure Kindiki",
    "speaker_title": "The Cabinet Secretary for Interior and National Administration",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Kithure Kindiki",
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    "content": " Hon. Deputy Speaker, it is, indeed, true that changes were made to the National Police Service and the Kenya Prison Service medical insurance schemes last year. The Government of Kenya had a contract to provide medical cover for the National Police Service and the Kenya Prisons Service between 2017 and 2022. The premium payable for the period between 1st October 2017 and 30th September 2019 was Ksh4.7 billion. From 1st July 2021 to 30th June 2022, it was Ksh4.7 billion. The reason why the changes were made last year is two-fold. First, the NHIF, which was providing the cover for police and prison officers, indicated that it wanted to revise the premium upwards and quoted a figure of Ksh12.3 billion. However, the available budgetary allocation for medical cover for the National Police Service was Ksh4.7 billion during the Financial Year 2022/2023. Therefore, the amount NHIF was asking for to renew the contract was beyond the available budget. Secondly, the NHIF had also entered into fresh Service Level Agreements (SLAs) with health facilities for the Financial Year 2022/2023 on terms clearly disadvantageous to the National Police Service and the Kenya Prisons Service. The disadvantage was that the benefits were reduced. They were asking for more money for reduced benefits. As a result of that, the Government decided to invite tenders for medical cover, and the following four bidders participated: The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
}