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    "id": 847021,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/847021/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Matuga, ANC",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Kassim Tandaza",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Kassim Sawa Tandaza",
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    "content": "I propose a situation whereby the Government lowers the cost of training for medical practitioners because it is out of that that you are going to have specialised medical practitioners in this field of fistula. The other issue that I would want addressed through this Motion is medical cover. When you talk about universal healthcare, one would have imagined that NHIF, which takes care of medical cases, would adequately and very fast cover such cases. Unfortunately, it is for those who subscribe and, therefore, pay. We know that in Kenya, we have a very high rate of unemployment. Through this Motion, it has also come out that it is mainly women from the rural areas who are affected; meaning that they are not in any gainful employment. Therefore, they are not able to register with NHIF, which would have covered some of those cases. I propose that this Motion goes further to urge the Government, through the Departmental Committee on Health, to see to it that those cases are covered by NHIF. The NHIF should probably be expanded to cover cases such as a devastating situation that is not catered for by the normal contributions. With those few remarks, I support."
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