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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Kathuri",
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        "legal_name": "Murungi Kathuri",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for allowing me to give a comment on this evolving trend by the CSs. Let me first handle my Question which I directed to the CS for National Treasury and Economic Planning. The CS for National Treasury and Economic Planning has been on this question for almost three months now. He rescheduled last week; he did not appear. The content of my question is the money, which has not been disbursed to National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF). The NHIF did their part. They awarded these victims, but the National Treasury has not released Kshs11.6 billion to NHIF so that they can pay. When the CS asks us to go to the Ministry of Health, he is running away from his responsibilities. The Ministry of Health does not allocate budgets. If they have given the money that they need to pay these people, then National Treasury should be held responsible so that they can pay these people. These people are already dead. Their kin are following this money. I have one case, which led me to investigate this. One of my constituents in Meru County whose wife died due to COVID-19 in 2020, to date, he is owed Kshs7 million by NHIF. I have assisted him follow this money through the Ministry of Health, but he is always referred to National Treasury. I do not know how you will guide me to proceed. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I seek your guidance also to direct that the CS for National Treasury and Economic Planning to appear so that he can answer this Question. He seems to be running away from it. You are the Chairperson of Senate Business Committee (SBC), which allocated the businesses of this House. We have little time to the end of this session. Today morning, you had allocated time for these CSs and put aside all other business that we have in this House. When we receive letters in the"
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