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    "id": 827006,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/827006/?format=api",
    "text_counter": 485,
    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Nominated, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. David ole Sankok",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 13166,
        "legal_name": "David Ole Sankok",
        "slug": "david-ole-sankok"
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    "content": " You can imagine Kshs30 billion is only meant for food. All those who are registered for cash transfer are under the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF). So, they are covered in hospitals. The Kshs30 billion would have created a lot of impact in our country if it was sent on time to the relevant persons. However, some rogue clerks are corrupt and are stealing this money. There is a case in Samburu where somebody had a balance of Kshs20,000. When he went to the paying centre, he was asked to sign a piece of paper and was given Kshs8,000. When I asked him, he said: “ Hii pesa ni ya bure, wacha tuniende na hii ingawa yangu ilikua elfu ishirini” . The clerks are using these loopholes to steal. All the clerks who have been stealing from the Ministry of Labour have been having many excuses as to why they cannot send the money through mobile transfer. Mobile transfer will cut on transport. It will ensure that our older persons do not feel like they are seeking favours or are beggars lining up under the scorching sun or under the rain on rainy days. They have been using the narrative that they do not trust their caretakers. Can we trust a relative, namely, a brother or a sister or a clerk who has no relation with the elderly person? The older persons have been taken The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
}