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    "id": 1451169,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Okiya Omtatah",
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    "content": "(ii) That police officers, just like any other civil servants, are also beneficiaries of this provision of the law; (iii) That the National Police Service Commission (NPSC) contracted the National Health Insurance Fund, (NHIF) to insure all police officers between the years 2021 and 2022; (iv) That once a police officer reports an injury incident to the station commander, due assessment is undertaken by both a personal doctor as well as doctors at the Directorate of Occupational Safety and Health Services (DOSHS); (v) That after assessment of the injury, the Director of WIBA at DOSHS generates a demand for payment based on what the officer is awarded by the DOSHS doctors; (vi) That a demand from WIBA form is sent to the police headquarters for the injured police officer to sign if he or she agrees with the benefits awarded. The signed WIBA demand form is then referred to the National Health Insurance Fund, which provides the WIBA cover for police officers for payment; (vii) That payment ought to be done within 90 days from the date the WIBA IV demand form is generated and submitted for processing; (viii) That since the year 2021, more than 400 injured police officers have not been paid their injury benefits after being assessed and awarded benefits in accordance with the procedure set above; (ix) That some police officers have been totally incapacitated due to injuries sustained in the line of duty; (x) That some of these officers lost their arms and legs, which negatively impacted their lives and the lives of their families and dependants; (xi) That added to the low pay, poor housing, erratic career progression and hostile public attitudes and other occupational hazards that the police officers endure daily, the disregard of the injuries sustained in the line of duty makes it unbearable; (xii) That both the National Police Service Commission and the National Hospital Insurance Fund have not explained why no officer out of the more than 400 victims has ever been compensated; (xiii) That to make matters worse, some injured police officers cannot access their files; (xiv) That cases of corruption have been cited, including worse, some officers were asked to be reassessed and others were asked to part with a percentage of their benefits before they could be paid; (xv) That the injured officers have tried and failed to get the National Police Service Commission, the WIBA Director, the DOSHS and NHIF CEO to intervene for the payments to be made; (xvi) That Mr. Dunston Kinyanjui, who was appointed as a representative of the police officers, has not given any coherent reasons why the benefits have not been paid; (xvii) That none of the issues raised herein are pending before any court of law or any other legal entity. WHEREFORE, your humble petitioners pray that the Senate of the Republic of Kenya intervenes with a view to- 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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