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    "id": 1474553,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mbeere North, DP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Ruku GK",
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    "content": " Hon. Speaker, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 44(2)(c), I rise to request for a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Health, regarding the status of payment of Last Expense and Death Gratuity to survivors of beneficiaries of the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) and the Public Service Superannuation Scheme (PSSS). Hon. Speaker, Article 43 of the Constitution entitles every person the right to social security, which includes indemnity and compensation to beneficiaries under the scheme in the occurrence of misfortune. It is in furtherance to this constitutional principle that the NHIF and the PSSS offer Last Expense and Death Gratuity to survivors of beneficiaries of the respective schemes. Regrettably, the family of the late Moses Muturi Ndwiga, P/F No.2009000918, who succumbed to COVID-19 while serving in Nyeri County as the Acting Director under the Ministry of Lands, Public Works, Housing, and Urban Development, is yet to receive the Last Expense and death benefits. This disturbing case is among an estimated 800 beneficiaries under the NHIF Last Expense scheme and 400 entitled to death gratuity under the PSSS, particularly those who died between 2019 and 2021, hence deserving urgent intervention. Hon. Speaker, it is against this background that I request the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Health to apprise the House on the following: 1. A report on the number of beneficiaries enrolled for Last Expense under the NHIF and Death Gratuity under the PSSS; payouts made so far as compensation or pension and the pending claims; 2. Reasons why the NHIF and the PSSS have not compensated families of beneficiaries who died while covered by the two schemes; 3. Strategies and timelines that the Ministry intends to implement to ensure immediate remittance of Last Expense and death gratuity to the beneficiaries, particularly the family of the late Moses Muturi Ndwiga, P/F No.2009000918 who worked at the State Ministry of Housing, Nyeri County. I thank you, Hon. Speaker."
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