{"id":300717,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/300717/?format=json","text_counter":852,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Mr. Otieno","speaker_title":"The Minister of State for Public Service","speaker":null,"content":" Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, that was to be at a premium of Kshs4.7 billion. All I did was to negotiate and leave out one dependant to bring the premium to the amount that I had already got from the Cabinet. The Cabinet had approved that I should be given Kshs1,078,000,000 more to add to the allowances of the employees to be able to implement the scheme. So, when the NHIF reduced the premium to what I could afford, I accepted the technical proposal. The contract was technically agreed on in November. What remained"}