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    "id": 1443549,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Maanzo",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Maanzo Daniel Kitonga",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am one of the Members of the Committee on Delegated Legislation. As you know, you and I have been in the National Assembly for 10 years, and currently serving our third term of Parliament. I am blessed to have been a Member of the Committee on Delegated Legislation for 12 years now. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, with these regulations of the Social Health Insurance Fund (SHIF), which the Committee has sought to nullify, we had difficulties which I have never seen in my lifetime in Parliament. We summoned the Cabinet Secretary, who is supposed to be the owner of the regulations and supposed to sign the regulations three times. Every time we would accommodate her when she was not there. She would send a letter. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, as you are aware, this House can only accept a reason of a Cabinet Secretary if they have given a notice in advance. Secondly, if they are having a Cabinet meeting or there is a very compelling reason the Cabinet Secretary is not present. Despite the flimsy excuses - not even at any one time was she at a Cabinet meeting - the Cabinet Secretary for Health never showed up to come and own her own regulations. We were now left with the authority and the Principal Secretary, who despite their explanation, there was one major big problem with these regulations. There were the tariffs, which were supposed to accompany these regulations. These tariffs up to the very last day, they never left the Attorney-General's office as the Ministry claimed and they were expecting the Attorney-General's office to expedite it. I had expected the Cabinet Secretary and Principal Secretary (PS) to go and camp at the Attorney-General's office, knowing that, first of all, they never came for the pre-publication. 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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