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    "id": 1344189,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Butula, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Maero Oyula",
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    "content": "collusion between NHIF and staff of private hospitals to the point that many people constructed hospitals with the aim of getting a lot of funding from NHIF. I hope that, with this new Bill, that practice will be curtailed. I also want to talk about the regulations. I hope and pray that proper regulations are put in place by the Cabinet Secretary and be passed through the Departmental Committee on Health. The regulations should be seen to control the movement of funds from NHIF to hospitals. They should also cover staff matters. It is important that all claims that leave the Fund are properly verified. We have had difficulty getting a patient registered or included in the list of contributors, but with this, I am sure that every citizen of this country will have an opportunity to register and be attended to in any public hospital. I would expect that we contribute more to this Fund and reduce reliance on private insurance companies as much as possible. This will ensure adequate funds to cover Kenyans so that we do not send a lot of them out of the country. Hon. Temporary Speaker, the other problem that I see us solving is reducing the funding to private hospitals, which is heavier than that of public hospitals. So, if this can be controlled, I am sure that the funds will be utilised and will be invested as indicated in the Bill. The funds will be invested in very safe companies. I support this Bill and congratulate the Committee that has come up with this idea. It is timely. I urge this House to support."
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