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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Tuya",
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        "legal_name": "Roselinda Soipan Tuya",
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    "content": "polytechnics by providing Subsidised Youth Polytechnics Tuition Fund (SYPTF). However, we found that the information provided by the Ministry on the specific location of the projects that are being undertaken and the actual funding was inadequate. We are following up with the Ministry for them to provide us with specific information in terms of where these institutions are located and the amount of money allocated to them. The first Resolution of the House under the National Treasury is based on a Motion moved by Hon. James Opiyo on measures of curbing irregular payments. On this one, we noted that a number of measures had been put in place by the National Treasury to curb wastage in public expenditure. They include the enactment of the Public Procurement and Disposal Act, 2005; the Public Officer Ethics Act; the Public Finance Management Act and the introduction of the Integrated Financial Management Information Systems (IFMIS). However, as a Committee, we note that measures touching on wastage in public expenditures on specific cases were not included in the National Treasury Report. This is specifically on the one touching on the Goldenberg saga and the Anglo-Leasing cases. In this regard, we are making a follow up again with the National Treasury. The second Resolution under the National Treasury is based on a Motion moved by Hon. Jamleck Kamau on foreign travel of State and public officers. As a Committee, we noted that the National Treasury issued a circular on 17th December, 2013, providing guidelines to be used by the ministries to reduce wastage on foreign travel. The Circular gave directives on the size of delegations and class of air travel by various cadres of State and public officers, among others. However, this response was inadequate to the extent that it did not give us specifics in terms of examples of changes within the travel logistics for public officers. We have, again, requested the Ministry to give us a sample Ministry and State corporation to show us the renewed guidelines meant to conform with the requirement for minimal wastage in travel by public officers. I will move on to Ministry No.6, which is the Ministry of Health. The first Resolution under the Ministry of Health touches on a Motion moved by Hon. Paul Koinange. This is a resolution on emergency medical care to victims of accidents and those in emergency medical conditions. On this, the Committee notes that the Ministry proposes to address the concerns raised in the Resolution through the proposed Health Bill, 2014, which is currently before this House. We further noted that the Ministry has developed the Emergency Medical Services Policy to be finalised in the first quarter of 2015. We shall, therefore, follow up on the Bill, which is currently before Parliament. Once it is passed, we will follow it up for implementation. The second Resolution under the Ministry of Health touches on the reduction of the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) penalty surcharge from 500 per cent to 25 per cent. This is based on a Motion by Hon. Joseph Gitari. The Committee notes that NHIF has effected reduction of the surcharge to 25 per cent at an administrative level. Therefore, there is need to amend the NHIF Act to regularise this change. We are following up with the Cabinet Secretary of Health on the status of the proposed amendments. Again, under the Ministry of Health there is the Resolution on the expansion of cash transfer system and the provision of the NHIF cover to all elderly persons currently benefiting from the system. This is based on a Motion that was moved by Hon. Mustafa Idd. A total of Kshs290.6 million was approved for release to the NHIF under this programme as at March, 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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