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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mbeere North, DP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Ruku GK",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I rise on a point of order pursuant to Standing Order 83, read together with Standing Order 42A(5). The latter provides that the Leader of the Majority Party shall inform the House of the date, time and order in which a cabinet secretary shall appear to reply to Questions and provide reports to the House and committees. I listened carefully to the Statement by the Leader of the Majority Party on the business for next week, but I did not hear any mention of appearance of a cabinet secretary before this House, particularly the Cabinet Secretary for Health. The country is facing a potential crisis in the health sector, with private hospitals having threatened to cease attending to patients under the Social Health Authority (SHA) because of various unresolved concerns. While it is the duty of the Ministry of Health to deal with health matters, we Members of Parliament, as the representatives of the people, have found ourselves on the first line of defence. Kenyans are bashing us for the failures in the health sector. Kenyans think that since we are the ones who passed the laws that transitioned the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) to the Social Health Insurance Fund (SHIF) and SHA, we ought to take responsibility when things do not work, and not the Ministry of Health. When we passed the Social Health Insurance Act and created SHIF and SHA, we intended that our people would easily access quality and affordable healthcare. However, the perennial and unresolved teething issues affecting the transition from NHIF to SHIF and SHA are limiting the enjoyment of right to The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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