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    "id": 1403067,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1403067/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Ms. Susan Nakhumicha",
    "speaker_title": "The Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Health",
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    "content": "On the question raised by Hon. Milemba on transition from National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) to Social Health Authority (SHA), yes, there is a lot of anxiety across the country. Many people and facilities think that their claims will not be paid. I confirm to the nation that we have a transitional committee with one of their terms of reference being to ascertain and reconcile claims so that the assets and liabilities of NHIF will be moved to SHA. Any claim that will not have been paid by the time we transit on the 1st July 2024 will be taken over by SHA. So, I appeal to the facilities that are denying Kenyans services not to do so because their claims will be verified, reconciled and paid, once resources are available. Hon. Speaker and Hon. Members, I have just confirmed that this week, we have received confirmation from the National Treasury of the release of Ksh5.5 billion that will go towards the payment of claims. Hon. Naisula raised a question regarding what we are doing to ensure services are ring- fenced under the SHA. Hon. Speaker and Hon. Members, the SHA is 90 per cent digitised to ensure that the risks that existed in the NHIF that led to leakage of revenues and resources from NHIF are removed. We have a digitised system that is able to ring-fence. Equally, we now have free primary health care under Level I, 2 and 3 hospitals in the new laws. It is going to be provided without a Kenyan having to pay anything. But, once they are referred to Level 4, 5 and 6 hospitals, the Social Health Insurance Fund (SHIF) kicks in to take care of them."
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