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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Otieno",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister of State for Public Service",
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    "content": " Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I am glad he has raised that because my role in monitoring and evaluating the performance of the scheme was actually done and I tabled this morning an evaluation report which my Ministry did in February. I pointed out that this Committee took the terms of reference of that Committee report of my Ministry. In fact, the findings and recommendations are the same. The only difference is that he recommends what I would rather call a blame recommendation; that I failed in the duties. I tabled the report here. So, I performed my evaluation duties and the caretaker committee has not seen your report but they have used my committee’s recommendation and they have implemented all this within one month. In other words, these things could have been done from February and by March all these recommendations could have been done, but the wrangling with the board and the management at the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) is what has been delaying its implementation. So, I performed all my roles including monitoring and evaluation and I have tabled the report that has recommended solutions. Your report has recommended more blame than solutions. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I want to say that this is a scheme that was promised by the Government in 2003 and up to 2008, nothing had been done. So, the union took me to the Industrial Court to show-cause why they should not go on strike for the Government having failed over five years to implement the medical scheme. They were being paid medical allowances at job group “A” of Kshs375 per month and at the top job group “T” only Kshs2,490. I said this is totally unfair being a Member of Parliament who is aware of the medical problems in this country from my constituents. I am a professional. I am the first African fellow of the Chartered Insurance Institute of London and the first million dollar agency manager in 1977 and I have a Bachelor of Science in Applied Economics – one of the few from Makerere at that time."
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