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    "id": 696748,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/696748/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Dr.) Shaban",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Naomi Namsi Shaban",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I beg to reply. I want to take this opportunity to thank all the Members for their contributions. I would also like to emphasise the importance of those amendments because they are going to make sure that the Executive works as per their constitutional mandate. The Cabinet Secretary (CS) for Health did not have a major role to play, considering that the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) Act of 1988 did not foresee the coming in of a new Constitution. It also did not allow the CS to make appointments to the board so that people can carry out their work as per the decisions and policies of Government. This Bill comes in at a time when this is required to harmonise the universal medical coverage. This is to make sure the Jubilee Administration’s policies and, more so, the Kenya Government policies, are aligned together. That will make sure that the mandate of the NHIF is carried out as per the new Government policy. The KLRC Act of 2013 also had a few issues as far as the membership of the Commission is concerned. This Bill will go a long way in making sure that more work is done. It will also make it easier for the Attorney-General, the Law Society of Kenya (LSK) and members of the legal fraternity outside and within Government to make their contribution to ensure that the KLRC works easily and better. The amendments are also meant to make KLRC achieve its mandate. With those few remarks, I beg to move."
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