{"id":838890,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/838890/?format=json","text_counter":244,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Kiminini, FORD-K","speaker_title":"Hon. (Dr.) Chris Wamalwa","speaker":{"id":1889,"legal_name":"Chrisantus Wamalwa Wakhungu","slug":"chrisantus-wamalwa-wakhungu"},"content":"There is the issue of National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF). When we talk of universal health care, you cannot manage it without the issue of NHIF. The NHIF as a parastatal needs to undergo a lot of restructuring. This is where we are talking about the issue of funding the universal health care. Kenyans are highly taxed and the NHIF plays a very critical role. It is, therefore, important that the issues of reforms are critical…"}