29 Sep 2021 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I beg to move: THAT, the Bill be amended by deleting clause 28 and substituting therefor the following— 28. The Second Schedule to the principal Act is amended— Amendment of the Second (a) by deleting paragraph 2 and substituting therefor the following new Schedule to paragraph— No. 9 of 1998. 2. The office of a member of the Board, other than an ex officio
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member, shall become vacant if the member— (a) at any time resigns from office by notice in writing to the Cabinet Secretary; Vacation of (b) has been absent from three consecutive meetings of Office the Board without the permission from the Chairperson; (c) is adjudged bankrupt or enters into a composition scheme or arrangement with creditors; (d) is convicted of an offence involving dishonesty or fraud; (e) is convicted of a criminal offence and sentenced to imprisonment for a term exceeding six months or to a fine exceeding ten thousand shillings; or (f) is incapacitated by prolonged physical or mental ...
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(b) in paragraph 3— (i) by deleting the words “and an honorary treasurer” appearing in sub-paragraph (2) and substituting therefor the words “from among members of the Board except ex-officio members of the Board”. (ii) by deleting sub-paragraph (3); (iii) by deleting the word “nine” appearing in sub- paragraph (4) and substituting therefor the word “five”; 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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(iv) by deleting the word “standing orders” appearing in sub-paragraph (8) and substituting therefor the word “guidelines”;
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(c) by deleting paragraph 5.
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29 Sep 2021 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, this is just a transitional clause to ensure that those who are serving in the current NHIF Board... You will remember the part of the amendment that Hon. John Mbadi did and the further amendment by the Chair reconstituted the NHIF Board. We, at least, want to protect those who are within the Board today so that they can serve until the end of their terms. They will continue to serve for the remainder of their unexpired term.
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29 Sep 2021 in National Assembly:
Yes, of course, the Board carries the management and there is nothing that we have done with this Bill that touches on the management of the Fund. It is just the transition of the Board, because we changed it. It is important to protect the members of the Board who are currently serving. You will remember that if we do not create a transition mechanism, the people who are in the Board will have to go home upon commencement of the Act. So, this is just to create a smooth transition of allowing the sitting members of the Board to ...
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29 Sep 2021 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I beg to move: -
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29 Sep 2021 in National Assembly:
Yes, of course, the Board carries the management and there is nothing that we have done with this Bill that touches on the management of the Fund. It is just the transition of the Board, because we changed it. It is important to protect the members of the Board who are currently serving. You will remember that if we do not create a transition mechanism, the people who are in the Board will have to go home upon commencement of the Act. So, this is just to create a smooth transition that by allowing the sitting members of the Board ...
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29 Sep 2021 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I wish to also take this opportunity to thank the Leader of the Majority Party who was the Mover of this Bill and Members who contributed in the Second Reading and persevered since yesterday by sitting here for the long hours that we sat yesterday afternoon up to evening, of course, including the very able Chair and the Vice-Chair of the Departmental Committee on Health for their diligence in this Bill. I thank Members for their patience. If you look around the House, you will notice that very many of us, especially those of ...
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