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    "id": 542283,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/542283/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Kubai Iringo",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Cyprian Kubai Iringo",
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    "content": "THAT, the Constitution protects all citizens from all forms of discrimination with regard to provision of healthcare. THAT, KAPH has a huge membership across the country and is committed to offer quality healthcare services to all Kenyans to actualise Capitated Civil Servants’ and Uniformed Officers’ Medical Scheme. THAT, NHIF is unwilling to engage and/or to involve KAPH members, who are accredited providers of healthcare, in a structured consultative process that should pave way for smooth actualisation of the said Capitated Civil Servants’ and Uniformed Officers’ Medical Scheme. THAT, over time, NHIF has been unilaterally reviewing the capitation rates downwards midstream, with no reference to KAPH members and further it has, on its own, been taking decisions to withhold both capitation and fees for services payments without engaging and involving the private hospitals which include medium and small private hospitals and clinics, licenced by the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board (KMPDB), who are owners of KAPH. THAT, NHIF has continuously declined to listen to KAPH grievances, despite its non-adherence to the terms and conditions of service in the capitation contract. THAT, NHIF has proved that it is an unwilling partner to the contracts and agreements with KAPH members, specifically its refusal to share and discuss the results of the 2012 and 2014 actuarial studies that were carried out to help in determining the levels of capitation rates. THAT, all KAPH members are ready and willing to play their part in delivery of quality healthcare services to all Kenyans and in the realisation of universal health coverage, especially to the patients who are poor, vulnerable and under-provided for, to have the country provide them with quality universal health coverage closest to where they live. THAT, the matter in respect of which this Petition is made is not pending before a court of law. Therefore, your humble Petitioners pray that the National Assembly, through the Departmental Committee on Health considers passing legislation to give KAPH a legal personality to effectively become a bona fide representative of its members in the NHIF Board in order to play a leading role in driving provision of quality healthcare throughout the country; and, intervenes to compel NHIF to involve all bona fide healthcare providers in consultative discussions on all aspects of service contracts, and to strictly adhere to contracts concluded with healthcare providers and be ready to compensate the provider, among other key issues. And your Petitioners will ever pray. Thank you, hon. Speaker."
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