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    "id": 1520892,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1520892/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Barasa",
    "speaker_title": "The Cabinet Secretary for Health",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Didmus Wekesa Barasa Mutua",
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    "content": "Registration is a priority to us. Additionally, we need health financing to ensure that contributions come. With regards to the benefit package, we have an advisory team that is meeting routinely to ensure that the package meets the needs of Kenyans. I wanted to highlight that human resource for health is a journey. Once we have our health financing, patients will be attended to, products will reach the facilities, and resources will continue to accrue. That way, we will even have more human resources coming in and supporting us in the implementation of UHC. We have a small proportion currently, but as we grow the UHC and improve accessibility to all Kenyans, we will be able to capacitate the country. Hon. Senators, it is critical that even as we engage and have these innovative ideas, we need to understand that implementation of UHC will not be one-off because it is indeed a journey. We have looked at best practices across the globe and how they have been implemented. With our limited resources, our primary goal is to ensure that all Kenyans can access the services just like the rich or the employed. As I said before, for faith-based organisations and private institutions, this is a critical issue. We are talking to His Excellency the President and the National Treasury. Now, we are requesting for your support to ensure that we pay the NHIF bills. We are looking for the money and have a payment plan. We will pay the NHIF debt, so that our private and faith-based organisations can give the Kenyan people services that they need."
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