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    "content": "All the monies we collect, including convenience fee, are collected by Government. We pay it to ICT authority, which then pays the service provider. The service provider does not collect any money for us. The money is paid to the Government. That should be very clear. We have a contract of about three years. The details and framework of this contract could be provided by the line Ministry, which is the one that is responsible for the technical aspect of it. This is a three years contract after which then the Government will evaluate whether the system should be continued or a new system is procured. It is a three-year contract, which is not in perpetuity. On the questions by hon. Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale, on line Ministries determining the fees charged, the fees that are charged on logbooks or birth certificate are actually determined by the line Ministries. I may not have the full facts of the justification around it. The reason logbooks and birth certificates are charged the same and the quality is different could be answered more appropriately by the line Ministries. They are the ones who design and determine how much is charged. As part of Government, I would only take the feedback to my colleagues. If there is a concern from people's representatives in terms of the high charges, then I would take the feedback with me. As the people's representatives, I know you also have the mandate and capacity to invite the line Ministries which charge these amounts; engage, interrogate, even recommend that the charges be reduced or taken off, if that would be the most desirable route to take. Sen. Mumma, on whether we have conducted audits of the NHIF funds, we have not, but we are transitioning to a new Authority. I am sure that the Auditor General will audit NHIF to find out the closure. As the National Treasury, which is also responsible for ensuring transparency and accountability of management generally of public funds, we can also conduct audits using our internal audit team. However, as of now, we have not conducted audits. That is a task that can still be conducted. On Sen. Wambua’s question, I agree that many areas of this country still do not even have network connectivity. As with any system, once you roll it out, is when you discover teething problems or challenges, so to speak. These are some of the challenges. The rollout has been very smooth, but there are challenges with areas which do not have network. Government has a very robust programme to roll out network connectivity across the country. There is already a special fund allocated to the Communications Authority of Kenya (CAK) to carry out that. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the only questions I missed were from the Senator. If it can be repeated with your permission, I may take it together with any other subsequent questions. I will take it, if it is the last one. Thank you."
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