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    "id": 1502185,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kikuyu, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah",
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    "content": "did not know that there was a waiting period under the NHIF. You could not be on-boarded upon paying, and your bills would not be sorted out in hospitals until after six months. Under Taifa Care, the moment you register and then go to the means testing instrument and pay your premiums, you are immediately on-boarded, and you can begin enjoying medical care services. The same goes to those suffering from chronic illnesses. This SHIF, under Taifa Care, is not only transformative for this country but it is also a programme that will benefit the most vulnerable people in society in a big way. I have heard people asking the President what happened to the people he was speaking about during the campaigns. Hon. Speaker and I accompanied the President across the nation. We told people that we would uplift those at the bottom of the economic pyramid to the top. Part of that uplifting of mama mboga and the boda boda rider is to make them enjoy the same level of medical care and insurance cover that a Member of Parliament, governor and President enjoy in this country. When they are sick or have an accident, they will enjoy the same level of care as a Member of Parliament. Members of Parliament who were paying Ksh1,700 under NHIF are now paying close to Ksh27,000. This money will take care of many of our constituents who wait for us over the weekends to beg for fundraisers to take care of their bills. I look forward, in the coming days, to a time when no Member of Parliament will fear going to their village homes because of the many people queuing around their homes and offices waiting for fundraising for their hospital bills because they will be taken care of by Taifa Care. Indeed, it cares about our nation. It is about caring for the vulnerable in our nation who are at the bottom of the economic pyramid. Let us take advantage of the long recess to on board as many of our constituents as possible to the (SHIF) or Taifa Care Programme so that they may continue to enjoy these gains. In expounding on the national values, the President alluded to the Affordable Housing Programme, which also incorporates an element of social housing and market or commercial rate housing. The 4,888 affordable housing units across the country that were recently launched are not just stimulating the construction and manufacturing industry but also creating millions of jobs across the country in the manufacturing sector for those who are in the steel, cement and timber production industries. It is also directly employing architects, engineers, lawyers who are doing conveyancing, fundis and handymen who are working on the sites, and also"
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