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    "id": 1317695,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Prof. Kithure Kindiki",
    "speaker_title": "The Cabinet Secretary for Interior and National Administration",
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        "legal_name": "Kithure Kindiki",
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    "content": " Hon. Deputy Speaker, I agree with the Member of Parliament for Gilgil on ensuring that police officers access as many facilities as possible even when they are on transfer. Luckily, there is an ongoing discussion on the contractual arrangement that will be in place from 1st January. I am sure that this recommendation will be part of the contractual obligations that, in my view, should be imposed on service providers to ensure that our police officers, who are not unionisable, are taken care of. They perform very sensitive duties and we cannot put them in an uncomfortable position when they get sick or are injured in the course of duty. I accept that we can input this proposal in the contract negotiations for the period that starts in January. The Member for Gilgil has asked about the whereabouts of the Ksh750 million that was not accounted for by the NHIF. By the time we decided to float tenders for other service providers to express interest, the NPS and the KPS did not have a good relationship with the NHIF as our service provider. A case was made that the NHIF is a Government institution and should be supported. We also made a very strong case that officers in those agencies perform dangerous and risky duties such that the service provider should avoid exposing them to uncertainty, especially when they get injuries during operations. We made the painful decision to get the best insurance coverage from the market instead of staying with the NHIF and exposing our officers. Finally, the Member for Gilgil has also asked about the restructuring that is happening in the NHIF. I do not want to comment on that because our current concern as security people is getting the best service for our officers, whether from the NHIF or any other provider. We parted ways for the reasons I have given. Their upward review of the premiums exceeded our budget and yet, the benefits were much less than we sought. They could not account for some of the money, and we are following up on that for accountability purposes, even as we ensure that there is no gap in the insurance of our police and prison officers."
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