Hon Anthony Kimani Ichung'Wah

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• 28 Sep 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. Section 3(a) that the Leader of the Majority Party was referring to relates to enhanced benefits under Section 223. It is important to mention that the (f) that I dropped was informed by the engagement I had with the Chair of the Committee in relation to the amendment she is currently moving. She is currently amending Section 20 of the principal Act which is on voluntary contributions. She is bringing in a provision for the Board to make Regulations in respect of voluntary contributions by the youth. If you look at the (f) that ... view
• 28 Sep 2021 in National Assembly: It is important because we want to encourage many of our youth to register voluntarily for the NHIF and not be punished for not doing so. I beg the House to support the amendment by the Chair of the Departmental Committee on Health. I begin to take great offence after I have sat with chairs of committees and agree. We spent close to three hours this morning. The Leader of the Majority Party should abide by what we agreed on. Hon. Millie is also saying that it is important for the Leader of the Majority Party to treat chairs of ... view
• 28 Sep 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, this is mine, not Hon. Duale’s. I am standing on my own behalf and on behalf of Hon. Duale. We have amendments to that clause, but I will begin with mine. Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I beg to move: THAT, Clause 17 of the Bill be amended— (a) in paragraph (c), by deleting the words “prescribe and” appearing in the proposed new subsection (3) and substituting therefor the word “prescribe”; (b) in paragraph (e), by deleting paragraph (c) appearing in the proposed new Section 5 and substituting the following — (c) the Fund shall cover the ... view
• 28 Sep 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I beg to move: THAT, Clause 18 of the Bill be amended in the proposed new Section 23 by inserting the words “upon request” immediately after the words “board shall”. The amendment is just to create clarity that the Fund shall pay for expenses incurred by the beneficiaries to the healthcare providers upon request to the board. view
• 28 Sep 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. I beg to move: THAT, Clause 22 of the Bill be amended— (a) in paragraph (b) by deleting the words “healthcare care” appearing in the new subsection (1) and substituting therefor the words “health care”; (b) in paragraph (c)— (i) by deleting the words “considers fit” appearing in the opening statement of subsection (2) and substituting therefore the words “considers it necessary”; (ii) by deleting the words “as it thinks fit” appearing in the new subsection (2)(a) and substituting therefore the words “considers it necessary”; (c) by deleting paragraph (e) and substituting therefore the ... view
• 28 Sep 2021 in National Assembly: The first one is just correcting typographical errors and ambiguous words. The amendment is just a clean-up. The second amendment deletes paragraph (e) on the regulation-making powers of the board, which is already provided in Section 29 of the Act. view
• 28 Sep 2021 in National Assembly: Under the third amendment on paragraph (e) (4), we are saying that a health provider whose empanelment has been revoked under this section may apply to the Board for the review of 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. view
• 28 Sep 2021 in National Assembly: revocation in the first instance and, if dissatisfied by the decision of the Board upon review, appeal to the High Court against the revocation. As the wording on the Order Paper says, it provides a review mechanism for a healthcare provider whose empanelment has been revoked by the Fund to have, in the first instance, a review mechanism within the Board, but if they are dissatisfied with the Board, they can move to court. Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, as you are aware, and as has been alluded to by other Members, there is a lot of corruption within the NHIF. ... view
• 28 Sep 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I beg to move: view
• 28 Sep 2021 in National Assembly: THAT, Clause 24 of the Bill be deleted and replaced with the following new clause— view