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"content": "conversation with “comrades” from different universities in this country. That is another indication that he listens to the people. If you can remember, a few months ago when Parliament was invaded because of the Finance Bill, 2024, the President did not assent to it. That is still an indication that he is a listening President, but there have been concerns on whether he is listening. The cancellation of Adani deals last week by His Excellency the President is total evidence that he is a listening President and will continue to listen so that the issues Kenyans raised can be addressed in a better way. As a country, it is high time we embraced the Public Private Partnership (PPP) system. Looking at our financial status, the recurrent expenditure is very high and we need the PPPs so as to develop the infrastructure that is going to improve our economy, moving forward. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, His Excellency the President touched on the issue of the teachers in his Address. We are very happy because this year alone, over 56,000 teachers have been employed in our country cutting across, which improves our education system. There is also a plan to recruit 20,000 teachers next year in January. This process is ongoing. Within these two years, we will be achieving 76,000 teachers’ employment, which has not happened in the past years. This is a big stride. A stable education system will ensure that the issues of concern raised by our young people are addressed. He also talked about the agricultural sector. The cost of fertiliser has gone down to Kshs2,500. There is a VAT cut cost on the raw materials for production, like pesticides, which narrows the cost of production for our produce for the end-user. Lowering the cost of these products also lowers the commodity price. For example, the cost of unga, hence we achieve food security. The lowering of cost on the raw materials for production is the reason that has brought the cost of production down. Lowering the cost of fertilisers played a very key role. This has a very big impact to us as a country. His Excellency the President also talked about Taifa Care with a lot of passion. Both Houses passed this Bill; the Universal Health Care Bill. The Social Health Insurance Fund (SHIF) broadly takes care of emergencies. In the past, when someone got an accident, some Kenyans have been lenient enough to assist. However, there are some who have not. The reason has been that when you get them to hospital, who will take care of the bill. However, right now, SHIF takes care of such emergencies. If you take a patient with an emergency case to the hospital, SHIF requires that the patients be given medical care. It also takes care of the outpatient and inpatient that the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) too did. Further to that, it takes care of chronic diseases, for example, cancer. People have done contributions to travel out of the country to get specialized medical care. This is a very expensive affair, financially. It has drained families. People have lost their loved ones because they have to travel out of the country to get adequate medical attention, which is very expensive. With SHIF in place, it is taking care of chronic diseases. There is also a Facility Improvement Fund (FIF) for maintenance of equipment in hospitals. Facilities are going to be up to date and people will no longer be told that the machines have a challenge and they cannot get medical tests. 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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