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    "id": 293338,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Dr. Monda",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Robert Onsare Monda",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, some of the private facilities indicated on the NHIF website, which was meant to assist beneficiaries to know where to seek their services and their locations did not exist on the ground. Some were said to be putting up new structures in the allocated centres during the period January to March, 2012, when they were supposed to be offering services. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, payment for the first quarter of this scheme was meant to be on 1st January to end of March. Within that period these facilities did not exist, yet they were expected to be available to the beneficiaries to access services. Some of these facilities, as the report indicates, were still being constructed or renovated even as late as May, 2012. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the capacity of some of the facilities was wanting. Some of the private facilities allocated to members lacked capacity to offer basic primary healthcare services to the members. This was in terms of equipment, personnel and inadequacy in infrastructure. Some of the facilities which were allocated or paid for were being painted under closed doors as late as February, but they had been identified to provide service early. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, lack of capacity is another one. I want to single out one. There are two very specific facilities that we followed because of the amount of money paid and the number of patients or beneficiaries allocated to them. Clinix, for instance, with principal contributors of 56,000, multiplied by five, that is about 280,000 people, who could be expected at any one time to come to the facility to receive services. As at the time we were doing this report, Clinix had six doctors for the 56 outlets. The capitation method---"
}