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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Funyula, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr) Ojiambo Oundo",
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    "content": " Yes. I am a land economist. I have trained a majority of the land economists you see here. Because of my training, probably, I know a bit of law. Since I am also a Kenyan, the law affects me and so I know it. Hon. Temporary Speaker, allow me to only deal with a few issues. First, we need clarity on this Primary Healthcare Fund. This clarity must be told to the people of Kenya. It is not very clear the way it is framed. Which levels is it serving? Which services is it offering? Is it fully funded by Government? Is it a pre-condition that one must be a member of the Social Healthcare Fund to access primary healthcare or benefit from the Primary Healthcare Fund? The people of Kenya are asking some of these issues. What is it we are looking at? Are we looking at Level 1, Level 2 or Level 3 hospitals? Are these outpatient services? Can anybody who is unwell walk there to get outpatient services and yet, their benefits that accrue from social insurance will not be affected? Are the services we are going to get and the social health insurance fund diminishing in nature? That, if my benefits category is this and I have gone to hospital several times for factors beyond my control, does it mean I will not get medical cover when I fall sick next unless my sickness is an emergency or a critical ailment? These are the kind of questions Kenyans are asking me. I am receiving many texts even while seated here. I might have to refer to the Constitution on the second issue. It is very critical. If you look at Clause 26(5), it reads: “Any person who is registerable as a member under this Act shall produce proof of registration with the Social Health Insurance Fund as a pre-condition of 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."
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