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    "id": 1477013,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kathiani, WDM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Robert Mbui",
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    "content": "It is unfortunate that upon the demise of the minor, Willy James Muuo, on 14th July 2023, his bereaved parents have faced significant challenges in processing claims for the last expense and group life benefits provided under the Edu-Afya Scheme. Despite following all required procedures, the parents were informed by the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) that the claim could not be processed due to an error in allocation of the Unique Personal Identifier (UPI) number. The NHIF claimed that the UPI number assigned to the deceased child had been erroneously allocated to another student. The parents were then referred to the Ministry of Education to request for rectification of the error and ensure harmonisation of the UPI number on their systems. The Ministry of Education confirmed to the parents that the UPI, indeed, belonged to their deceased child and was not erroneously assigned to any other student. Despite this confirmation, the parents continue to face obstacles in obtaining their rightful compensation, and efforts to harmonise the UPI numbers within the NHIF system have been in vain. Hon. Speaker, it is against this background that I request for a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Health on the following: 1. What steps have been taken by the Ministry of Education to resolve the UPI number discrepancy in the NHIF records? 2. Provide the timelines within which this issue shall be resolved and the parents of the late Willy James compensated. 3. State the measures put in place to ensure that there is collaboration between NHIF and the Ministry of Education to ensure that UPI numbers assigned to students are correctly reflect in their systems. Going forward, I will follow-up on the issue of Edu-Afya. I thank you."
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