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    "id": 1412796,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Ms. Susan Nakhumicha",
    "speaker_title": "The Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Health",
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    "content": "to confirm that under the new Social Health Authority, we now have a cover for all Kenyans and this has expanded benefits package that besides Edu Afya that was covering a student, the Social Health Authority Act now ensures that there is a cover for all members of the family that includes mama, the children in school, and the mzee who may not be at school. We now have an expanded benefits package to cover all the members of the family. Hon. Speaker, on the issue of the rate of death in the facilities occasioned by this crisis, the Ministry has a tool on a daily basis that we get to receive what is happening in our health facilities. From the national level, the rate of death has gone down. As a Ministry, we know it is because people have not been coming to hospital. So, we want to go further and drill and see what is happening within the communities. Once we get to that point, then we shall conclusively say the rate of death based on the crisis? On the Question raised by Hon. Tonkei regarding the policy, that there is a discrimination, I would like to affirm that the policy is still under development. We have only done internal stakeholder validation and have an opportunity for external stakeholder validation. During such a process, comments, reviews and suggestions are received from several stakeholders. I want to believe that if that came through from the stakeholders, then it will be subjected to the process and the document that we will end up with as the policy will be one that speaks to the needs of majority of Kenyans. On the issue of missionary doctors, the permits are issued by the Ministry of Interior and National Administration. I would not want to comment on it. As for us, we wait until they have been issued permits, and then the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Council (KMPDC) issues licenses for their practice. However, that is an issue that has been raised by the faith-based organizations and has already been given to the attention of the Ministry of Interior and National Administration to look at and see how they can rationalize. I want to agree with the Hon. Member that, indeed, the faith-based facilities are playing a critical role during this crisis. Thank you, Hon. Speaker and Members."
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