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"content": "realize the penalties surcharged because the employer remits NHIF money on time. But there are thousands and millions of Kenyans who are not employed; they are self- employed. They contribute to NHIF. The money ranges from about Kshs100 to about Kshs320. If you delay in payment, you are surcharged a penalty of 500 per cent. What I am saying is that for a boda boda rider in Kerugoya Central to join NHIF â and we know he has an income of Kshs200 a day - he is required to pay about Kshs200 at the end of the month. Because of the economic hardships and given that two kilogrammes of maize flour is about Kshs100, they are unable to pay. They only try to pay in case of an emergency. The deplorable state of our roads has affected mostly the boda boda operators. If a boda boda operator absconds paying Kshs200 for about two years, he will be in arrears amounting to Kshs4,800. In case of an emergency, as we debate in this House, and this person is admitted to Kerugoya Hospital, for the National Hospital Insurance Fund card to be operational, he has to update it. How much will he pay? He will pay the Kshs4,800 plus 500 per cent which is an equivalent of about Kshs24,000. Where do you expect the people like the boda boda operators who are not employed to raise this money from and yet raising Kshs10,000 for them is a nightmare? So, what happens? People register as NHIF members and after that, they abscond completely. It reaches a point, as much as the Standing Orders do not allow us to use two languages, where they say â Mungu ndiye atatusaidia .â"
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