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"content": "(Moyale, UPIA)]: Thank you Hon. Speaker. I want to inform the Cabinet Secretary that as long as county governments medical workers are on strike, Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) and other referral hospitals will be overcrowded with patients who are not supposed to be there. The main assurance we had about SHA is that patients’ medical bills would not be a bother or burden to the society and Members of Parliament. Unfortunately, most of the diseases that give people high medical bills are critical, chronic or emergency diseases which fall under ECCF Fund. Many of our patients have huge bills running into millions of monies. Yet, SHA can only pay a maximum of Ksh300,000. What steps are you taking to ensure that those who have lost their relatives in hospital or have been discharged cannot be detained waiting for that money to be paid? This is a major problem. We are not talking about Levels 1, 2 or 3 health facilities. The major problem people have in this country is with public health facilities, particularly Level 5 and Level 6 hospitals. They accrue huge bills because they are indigents as Mhe. Wanjiku has said. When their relatives want to bury their dead, they cannot be allowed access to their bodies until they pay. Yet, those people are signed up as SHA members."
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"content": "Thank you, Hon. Speaker."
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"content": "Hon. Kagiri."
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"speaker_name": "Laikipia County, UDA",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Jane Kagiri",
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"content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for giving me the opportunity. My question is in regard to the monthly subscription that members have to pay to SHA. When I go around my county, the greatest question I get in regards to SHA, is about members who are unemployed, the elderly and even those who are self-employed. They are asking why we cannot give them a flat monthly subscription rate. I want to give a short example of my county where people rent houses in the slums where the floors and walls are concrete. When they go for the means testing, they are charged as if they are wealthy and yet they are not. We also have another group that live in a mud- thatched house but have a herd of 1,000 cattle. For this person, it is assumed by virtue that they are living in a mud house, then they are supposed to be paying less. My question is why do we not have a flat rate for the unemployed, self-employed, elderly and indigents? Thank you."
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"content": "Thank you. Hon. Bisau."
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"speaker_name": "Kiminini, DAP-K",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Bisau Kakai",
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"content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. My question to the Cabinet Secretary is that we have situations whereby SHA is not working, especially in the counties. I come from Trans-Nzoia and, as we speak today, we have just buried Ms Aluoch, a 21-year-old girl. Yesterday, there were riots as her body was being removed from the morgue. This is because even the county staff are deducted money, but it is not remitted to the Ministry. What are you doing to ensure funds are remitted by counties? Secondly, there is a collapsed healthcare system. If you look at Article 187 of our Constitution, when one function fails for example, if it is a county government function, it can be transferred to the National Government. Trans-Nzoia County health system has completely collapsed. What will you do to help us rejuvenate the health system within Trans-Nzoia County? Lastly, Duncan Lumumba, a kidney patient, only has his dialysis covered. He has moved from Trans-Nzoia County and is now living in Eldoret, but we have to contribute for his medicine. Why is SHA not covering patients which such ailments? Thank you. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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"content": "Thank you. Hon. Pauline"
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"speaker_name": "Samburu County, UDA",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Pauline Lenguris",
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"content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for giving me this chance. I have two questions to the Cabinet Secretary but first, I want to thank him for the elaborate information that he has given Kenyans about SHA."
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"content": "My first question to the Cabinet Secretary is this: What measures has the Ministry put in place to ensure that places that have low SHA registration are encouraged and given information so that many community members can register? I can give an example of Samburu County. Looking at the data of those who have registered, I think Samburu County is at the bottom. What measures have you put in place to ensure that people register with SHA and get to benefit?"
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"speaker_name": "Samburu County, UDA",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Pauline Lenguris",
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"content": "Secondly, we know that a majority of our patients get treated at Level 2 and Level 3 hospitals. We know the healthcare system at the county level is really collapsing. When you go to any facility, you do not find medicine. The health workers are on strike and patients do not access services at the end of the day. What are you doing to ensure that the Levels 2 and 3 hospitals where patients go for services are empowered with staff, infrastructure and medicine? Thank you, Hon. Speaker."
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