Aden Bare Duale

All parliamentary appearances

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• 14 May 2025 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir and hon. Senators. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, if you allow me, on a light touch, I had differences based on legislative points by the former Senator for Homa Bay, but I was not contemptuous about the Senate. I am a person who believes in devolution. Even now, I have a lot of respect for the Senate. I want to confirm that to all Senators and Members of Parliament (MPs). Moving to the Question by the Senator for Kisumu, the Ministry for Interior and National Administration, through the National Government Administrative Officers (NGAOs), plays a ... view
• 14 May 2025 in Senate: They help coordinate UHC registration and we leverage on their extensive network across all the 47 counties. NGAOs are spearheading registration of Kenyans to SHA. They also help us in community sensitization. They are playing a very vital role in educating communities about the transition from the defunct National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) to SHA, addressing the misconceptions and encouraging active participation in the registration process. They help us in monitoring and reporting. Both our regional and county commissioners are tasked with daily monitoring of the registration progress. Working together with Community Health Promoters (CHPs) and other healthcare workers, they ... view
• 14 May 2025 in Senate: I want to thank this House, through the Committee on Delegated Legislation, for helping me to articulate the registration process. Those Regulations articulates the registration process as described above. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, moving to Question No.030 that was sought by the Senator for Kisumu on analysis of the financial implications and the benefits of the three Funds under the SHA vis-à-vis the former defunct NHIF, my response is as follows- The SHA is established under the Social Health Insurance Act of 2023 which this House passed. That Act repealed the National Health Insurance Act No.9 of 1998. The SHA ... view
• 14 May 2025 in Senate: Sorry, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I thought I was going to answer both Questions by the Senator, that is, Question No.022 and Question No.030. Let me now answer Question No.030. The SHA is established under the Social Health Insurance Act of 2023 which this House passed. That Act repealed the National Health Insurance Act No.9 of 1998. The SHA has three Funds, namely, the Primary Healthcare Fund, the Social Health Insurance The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate. view
• 14 May 2025 in Senate: Fund and the Emergency, Chronic and Critical Illness Fund. These funds ensure the full spectrum of healthcare is given attention from the point of prevention, promotion, curative, rehabilitative and palliative care. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, from the onset, allow me to state that in terms of access under Social Health Authority (SHA), Kenyans can access free primary care by just registering as a member. To access benefits under the defunct National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF), one had to register and pay monthly premiums, leaving those who have not paid with no benefits for them. In this regard, accessibility of primary ... view
• 14 May 2025 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I wish to proceed to the optical services. In the respect of optical services, SHA provides a more comprehensive optical care package with a focus on preventive and corrective services, making it more beneficial for the long-term eye health management of our people. The services will now include eye health education, eye examination, basic eye medication and if need be, eye surgical procedures. It is good to note that these services were not offered by the defunct NHIF which had only 20 per cent of our citizens. Let me go to the Social Health Insurance Fund. ... view
• 14 May 2025 in Senate: So, the choice is the same. So, we are caring for your house girl. However, if Speaker Wetangula’s, Sen. Sifuna’s or my wife, or even the president's wife wishes, they can go to Pumwani Maternity Hospital and join our house girls. Even the Presidents’ wife can go to the Pumwani Hospital with our house girls. That is healthcare. That is why we say that the Social Health Authority (SHA) has brought the element of equity. The choice is yours. You can go to Pumwani Hospital or Aga Khan Hospital. The next question was how it covers as per the Ministry ... view
• 14 May 2025 in Senate: Mental health is an area that I think our country is not serious about. I want to make mental health services a key priority for me under the Ministry of Health. On the question of how SHA covers or what it provides for mental health; SHA provides for comprehensive inpatient service in the designated rehabilitation centres from Level 4 to Level 6. Additionally, services include mental health education, counselling, psychosocial support and rehabilitation for those who suffer substance abuse disorders. The NHIF package attracted co-payment. They were not paying for anything to do with the mental health, they were asking ... view
• 14 May 2025 in Senate: Let me go to oncology services, which is very critical in our country. On oncology services under SHA, the treatment will follow the treatment care plan prescribed by the oncologist in line with the National Cancer Control Programme Guideline. So, after we treat you, we follow you with the post treatment plan. Compressive cancer care, including; chemotherapy, radiotherapy, surgical intervention and routine laboratory investigations with specific tariffs will be provided. Under the former NHIF, oncology services were limited in terms of amount and sessions and attracted co-payment. It also covered radiotherapy and chemotherapy with set limits per session and per ... view
• 14 May 2025 in Senate: that hospital will admit you, will treat you and will release you without paying anything. You do not need to register. I am sure many Members will agree with me that there are many Kenyans who die when the ambulance is going round, looking for a cheap hospital that can take a lower deposit. The SHA benefits now for emergency, chronic and critical illness fund will make sure that in any emergency, any hospital must admit, treat and release that Kenyan. I want to assure this House that if any hospital will do contrary to what SHA provides under the ... view