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    "id": 678841,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. M. Kajwang",
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        "legal_name": "Moses Otieno Kajwang'",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I thank you for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this Bill. I thank and congratulate the Mover of the amendment Bill, Sen. Wangari, who is blazing the trail. She has been quite successful in getting her Bills considered. I will talk to her to find out what the secret is. The amendments that she has brought to this House are quite fundamental and significant. They touch the core of what a nation should provide to its citizens. I support this amendment Bill. I will suggest areas where we could amend and make the mother Act, the NHIF Act more effective. First, Sen. Wangari has proposed that someone from the Council of Governors (CoG) should sit on the NHIF Board. I have some reservations on this which I will explain. The NHIF Board is currently bloated. In the establishment of the Board, you have got A to L. You already have 12 members of this Board. You have people representing bodies like the Kenya National Farmers Union (KNFU). I am a farmer. I farm fish, sorghum and maize in my County of Homa Bay but I have never known about the KNFU and how I can be a member. I wonder who then it represents on the board of NHIF. Then you have a member representing NGOs involved in the provision of healthcare services who is nominated by the NGO Council. Then there is Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) and Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET). You will also argue that they also need representation. Very soon you will have the trade union for civil servants demanding that they should also be part of this. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate"
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