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"speaker_name": "Hon. Justin Muturi",
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"content": " Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I want to thank hon. Senators who have raised quite several pertinent issues relating to the functioning of Huduma centres. I agree with Sen. Catherine Mumma. I believe I know most of the Senators by their names. The question of migration from NHIF to SHA/SHIF is a matter that has exercised the minds of many people in Government. Indeed, two weeks ago, I have been appalled by the information that has been coming through that only a paltry 1.2 million Kenyans have, so far, registered. I think it is a matter that should worry everybody who is intent on seeing the success of the rolling out of UHC, if it has to be seen to cover the entire country and as many people as it is intended to. My response to this question is likely to answer some other questions that have been raised by other Senators. We, at Huduma centre, or indeed at the Ministry, do not have the wherewithal to compel other ministries, departments, agencies and counties to utilize the services offered by Huduma Kenya in their centres. It is in that regard that I indicated the efforts that have been made by my predecessor in March of this year and by the Prime Cabinet Secretary on April 22nd this year. They appealed to Ministries, departments and agencies to kindly utilize these services. We at the Ministry have offered to hold training sessions, where we can have the people we are calling universal staffers, be a person who are capable of offering frontal services, requiring, for instance, a renewal of driving licenses, a birth certificate, certificates of good conduct and several services. We can have one person deal with five to even ten services. However, as we all know, change moves very slowly. So, we are seeing this in Ministries, departments, and agencies, and indeed, even as well as in counties. Mr. Speaker, Sir, as of today, our Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at the Huduma Kenya Secretariat has written to the Social Health Authority asking them to utilize the services availed at Huduma centres to register more Kenyans into the SHIF. That will be my response to the question raised by Sen. Mumma, with whom I agree. Indeed, the issues she has pointed out are quite true. 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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