Esther Passaris

All parliamentary appearances

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• 10 Aug 2021 in National Assembly: It is unfair for somebody, for instance of my stature, to be paying the same NHIF premium as my driver. So, when the rich say that the people who have alternative private sector insurance covers should not utilise the NHIF, I think that is trying to tilt and change the system completely. NHIF covers a certain aspect even when we go to the private hospitals and not the entire bill which is mostly picked up by the private entity. I think we have to recognise that the NHIF is for the most vulnerable and ensure that this Bill has huge ... view
• 10 Aug 2021 in National Assembly: Secondly, ensure that every citizen in this country feels the need and the desire to have that cover, even the ones that cannot access it. For instance, we came up with the NHIF for secondary school children and it has helped a number of them. However, when they leave school, there is no 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
• 10 Aug 2021 in National Assembly: follow up to ensure that there is transition after the school cover. What happens to the old people? There is an old woman who recently got hospitalised and was detained by the hospital because of a big bill. NHIF is supposed to cover for this old woman who is over 70 years. It is a Government program that ensures that everybody over 70 years that is vulnerable gets the cover. However, they are not aware of it, even the chiefs especially in the remote areas. So, we can have the Bill but at the end of the day, it is ... view
• 10 Aug 2021 in National Assembly: What exactly do we want to achieve? When we come up with laws, we want to help our citizens and this should be the case with the NHIF when it is licensing facilities. Many facilities are paralysed today because the NHIF does not pay them the money that is due. There is a lot of corruption. I was talking to a previous MP, Hon. John Mututho, regarding a facility that he has in Naivasha and he told me that he had to go to court to compel the NHIF to pay him. For you to be paid your money, you ... view
• 10 Aug 2021 in National Assembly: I believe that there is a lot more that needs to be done than just having a law. We need to ensure that we are in tune with what is happening in our country in terms of deterring UHC. For UHC to happen, the rich have to pay higher premiums, the majority of Kenyans have to be convinced and have a premium that is affordable so that they can pay. If we have a premium that is not affordable, it will not happen. During this COVID-19 period, many people did not pay their premiums. We, as the National Government Affirmative ... view
• 30 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I am looking at the two clocks, one on my left and the other one on my right. One shows that the time is 8.50 p.m. while the other one shows that it is 8.30 p.m. I just wanted to be guided on which clock the Temporary Deputy Speaker will be following as we move through the process so that we know whether we will be reached. We have two different timings on the clocks on the left and on the right. view
• 30 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: On a point of order. view
• 30 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: As much as I love my colleague and sister, Hon. Ruth Mwaniki, I understand that the Serjeant-at-Arms had come to tell her that she is inappropriately dressed. I know she has been campaigning very hard for the Jubilee candidate in Kiambaa Constituency. She is not only wearing a Jubilee promotional campaign t-shirt underneath her coat, but she is also in tackies in the House. I think that is not appropriate dress code. While we support the Jubilee candidate, she should have left when the Sergeant-at-Arms asked her to leave, even though she is very exhausted from campaigning. view
• 30 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: s (Nairobi CWR, ODM): Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. We just talked about public participation. At the same time we are looking forward to the Directorate publishing the information on their websites. If we do not conduct public participation and we just publish the information on the websites, how many Kenyans have access to websites? How many Kenyans will actually get to know about what has been published on the websites? The Government spends a lot of money on media coverage. We should also have public participation because these are big projects. Look at the Expressway under construction on ... view
• 30 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. The Government is intending to do big projects. If you take the example of the expressway, to mobilise equipment and get all the necessary approvals will require say, 12 months. So, I support the Committee in its proposal of ensuring that this goes to 12 months, but which should safeguard the Government from legal action by the contractors. I think the Government has got a lot of contracts that it has done and people have actually extended the contracts. For instance, we have seen the Kenya Pipeline Company and the Zakhem issue. There are ... view