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    "id": 1566642,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1566642/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mandago",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Kiplagat Jackson Mandago",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I wish to make comments on the Statement by the Senator for Kakamega County, Sen. (Dr.) Boni Khalwale. Indeed, I have seen this letter about the former NHIF staff, who were going to be deployed to various agencies in Government. As a Committee and as a House, when we crafted the laws that enabled the roll out of SHA and Social Health Insurance Fund (SHIF), we made it clear in our recommendation that no staff working under NHIF should lose their jobs. The uncertainty that is arising from the issuance of these letters is for the fact that the staff do not know exactly where they are being redeployed to and the terms of engagement. Mr. Speaker, Sir, as the Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Health, my concern is that SHA is redeploying what they call the excess staff. However, the new agencies that we created to support the roll out of UHC, such as the digital agency, is recruiting. The MoH should first consider redeploying these officers within the Ministry, where there is shortage of staffing instead of recruiting new staff. The staff that worked under NHIF were more than 2,000. Therefore, there is a pool of experienced staff that the agencies within the health sector can draw from instead of recruiting. I, therefore, agree with the sentiments of Sen. (Dr.) Boni Khalwale that there is need for the Ministry and SHA to clearly communicate in a manner that is not going to cause anxiety, but guarantee the workers that they are going to continue earning. 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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