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    "id": 1399128,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Olekina",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 407,
        "legal_name": "Ledama Olekina",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I would like to comment on three Statements. I will begin with the Statement by the Senator of Meru County. The issue of the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) is something which is going to be the biggest cancer in this society. Many Kenyans are trooping into hospitals with their NHIF card, having paid the NHIF contributions, but they are sent back home without being given services. As of June last year, NHIF owed hospitals; both private and public hospitals, about Kshs20 billion. Out of the Kshs20 billion, Kshs11.1 billion was released by the National Treasury to pay the NHIF, so that they can further pay the capitations or refund the capitation to the hospitals. Four days ago, the Cabinet Secretary of Health stated that the National Treasury had released an additional Kshs1billion to pay these hospitals. We all know that this House and the National Assembly passed a new SHIF Fund Act, which essentially means that we are now winding up the services of NHIF. Yesterday, when we were doing our oversight in Nairobi City County, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Mbagathi Hospital lamented and complained heavily that they are now being crippled by NHIF because it is not paying these hospitals. This reminds me that when citizens pay their contribution, it is deducted, but when they go to the hospital, they do not get services. Our courts have already spoken on this matter. Last year, there was a citizen who the court ruled that he should be refunded all his NHIF contributions. This is a very serious matter. We are now going to face one of the biggest crisis in this country because as we speak right now, all Kenyans who are The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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