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    "speaker_name": "June 25th 2009 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 1643 Prof. Anyang’-Nyong’o",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, the hon. Member is right. The body of the late Daniel Karanja Maina, who passed on, on 26th May, 2009 is still at the mortuary. The bill is Kshs267,700. The hon. Member has already written to the KNH seeking a waiver. The KNH’s response is, yes, we can waive this bill provided you come and make arrangements for credit as to how the bill will be paid because KNH must meet its cost. Unfortunately, the Government, this year gave the Minister for Medical Services, as you saw yesterday, only about Kshs1 billion to run the whole Ministry, which includes KNH. That is not good enough to enable us give all the services required at the KNH as well as waive the bills that should come from cost-sharing. What is the answer to this? One, the nation should have a social health insurance scheme which will cover the poor. We have drafted such a Cabinet Memo and I hope that hon. Members will support the passing of that memo. Two, the Republic of the Government of Kenya should give sufficient funds to the Ministry of Medical Services to cover its cost because from nothing comes nothing."
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