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    "content": "others are small. We will pursue and ensure that at least additional vehicles are found. Hon. Dawood has talked of underhand deals. Well, it is something that I have not heard, but it is something that we can now pursue; if we have documented cases, you know we do not press here as evidence. What we need to do is, if you know of any underhand deals, I think it is important for us to say, so that we can stop that problem. On the mode of payment, they are using Equity Bank and Post Bank. They demonstrated to us and we thought the payment through Equity Bank Card seemed much better and superior. It is something that they are trying to improve on. Unfortunately Equity Bank is not everywhere, it is also not nationally spread across, but we will see how best it can be done. There was a proposal that we can even use MPESA because MPESA is more wide spread. The hon. Member from Turkana, this amount is paid bimonthly. It is Kshs.2,000 per month but it is paid after every two months. That is how the system works. Hon. Wanyonyi wanted to know when the committees that we formed will be paid. In the Budget for this Financial Year 2014/2015, we provided 156million which is to be distributed to all the constituencies so that these Committee Members can receive their allowances. So, we will link up with the Ministry to see that this amount is taken to the constituencies for Members to be able to be paid. On increasing the number of beneficiaries, it is something that even the President when he was launching this programme in February talked about. He said it was his wish for the numbers to increase. Right now, we are at 164,000 but the target was that it goes to half a million. It is only that, as I had indicated earlier, we have too many priorities. So, we will also try to push so that the number goes up. On the National Hospital Insurance Fund being also included, it is something that we can follow up as a Committee so that as they receive this, they also have the National Hospital Insurance Fund cards. Hon. Wandayi wanted to know about sustainability and it is something that we have been concerned about. This is a Government programme that was just started without any policy paper. We are in touch with the Ministry and the Ministry is planning to walk us through a policy document, so that it is officially documented, and if possible made through an Act of Parliament so that it is something that is official and legal. Hon. Emanikor said that the amount should be increased to at least 5,000. That would be the wish but then, as I have said before, the Government is also constrained because of several requirements. Maybe in the near future, it might go to shs.3,000 from The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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