Emmanuel Wangwe

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• 4 Aug 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I beg to move that the National Hospital Insurance Fund (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No.21 of 2021) be read a Second Time. view
• 4 Aug 2021 in National Assembly: This Bill seeks to amend the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) Act of 1998 to establish the National Health Scheme and to enhance the mandate and capacity of the NHIF to facilitate and deliver Universal Health Coverage (UHC). view
• 4 Aug 2021 in National Assembly: According to the World Health Organisation, UHC means that individuals and communities receive the health services that they need without suffering inability due to financial hardships. As Members will appreciate, the overriding goal of the UHC programme is to provide healthcare for all without discrimination based on financial ability or other factors. view
• 4 Aug 2021 in National Assembly: One of the most important ways to achieve this is through a seamless national health insurance plan covering everybody regardless of their financial ability. In this regard, therefore, the proposals in this Bill are aimed at making the NHIF a national health insurance scheme that is mandatory to all Kenyans. The target is eventually to cover, at least, five million poor households, but as a start, the Government has committed to start with covering one million poor households this year. To expand the mandate of the NHIF to offer universal health coverage, this Bill seeks to increase the revenue raised ... view
• 4 Aug 2021 in National Assembly: that you pay 25 per cent as a penalty of the sum amount which you were supposed to pay before you defaulted. Additionally, in the event that an employer fails to remit the required standard or matching contribution which makes an employee incur some costs while seeking treatment, the Bill makes provision for the employer to compensate the employee for the costs incurred while seeking treatment. What has been happening with employers is that most of them deduct the NHIF, but fail to remit. So, when an employee goes to hospital and presents their NHIF card, that is the time ... view
• 4 Aug 2021 in National Assembly: The Bill intends to amend Section 15 of the NHIF Act by inserting Section 1(b) which shall make the national Government liable as a contributor to the Fund on behalf of the vulnerable who shall be identified by a relevant Government body. This Bill should not be misunderstood as afflicting the private sector insurance market. It does not prohibit taking out insurance premiums from private sector providers. Additionally, the Bill does not prevent persons of means from having enhanced insurance premiums. In fact, the Bill proposes to amend Section 15(d) of the Act by inserting Section 3(a) to allow individuals ... view
• 3 Aug 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, I beg to lay the following Papers on the Table of the House: Legal Notice No. 117 of 2021 relating to the Anti-Counterfeit (Amendment) Regulations of 2021 and the explanatory memorandum from the Ministry of Industrialisation, Trade and Enterprise Development. Legal Notice No. 118 of 2021 relating to the Anti-Counterfeit (Recordation) Regulations of 2021 and the explanatory memorandum from the Ministry of Industrialisation, Trade and Enterprise Development. The list of nominees to the National Government Constituency Development Fund Committees for Nambale and Sirisia Constituencies. The Guidelines on Management of Human Resource in the Public Service during post- ... view
• 3 Aug 2021 in National Assembly: (b) The State Corporations Appeal Tribunal; (c) The Islamic Development Bank (IDB) Capital Limited; (d) The Financial Reporting Centre; (e) The Kenya Deposit Insurance Corporation; (f) The Jubilee Party; (g) The Kenya Accountants and Secretaries National Examinations Board; (h) The Unclaimed Financial Assets Authority; (i) The Kenya Ferry Services Limited; (j) The National Oil Corporation of Kenya Limited; and (k) The Unclaimed Assets Trust Fund. view
• 3 Aug 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. On behalf of the Leader of the Majority Party, I wish to move this, Bill. I beg to move that the WAQF Bill (National Assembly Bill No.73 of 2019) be read a Second Time. The Bill seeks to repeal and replace the Wakf Commissioners Act, Cap 109 which is an Act of 1951 and in need of updating. This is to encompass the developments which have taken place since the enactment to regulate the administration of Waqf . I am largely informed that there was a legislative proposal seeking to amend the outdated Wakf Commissioners ... view
• 3 Aug 2021 in National Assembly: Waqf forms part of the historical and cultural realities of the Islamic faith whereby Muslim faithful give their property to be administered by commissioners for the benefit of the faith. I understand that due to the passage of time, that is, 1951 when it was passed, the current law is incapable of serving its users well. It was developed based on the policies obtained during the 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