John Kiarie Waweru

All parliamentary appearances

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• 28 Sep 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Chair. I beg to move: THAT, Clause 3 of the Bill be amended by inserting the following new paragraphs immediately after paragraph (f) — (g) by deleting the definition of the term “employer” and substituting therefore the following new definition in its proper alphabetical sequence— “employer” includes the national government and national government entities, and county governments and county government entities; view
• 28 Sep 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Chairman, I understand that the mother Bill was actually drafted in 1998, way back before the enactment of the new Constitution. Therefore, aligning it with the principle of devolving healthcare services to the counties is one reason as to why we are pushing for this definition. view
• 28 Sep 2021 in National Assembly: Secondly, we are including national government entities, which include parastatals and any other semi-autonomous Government agency. We are also including county government entities like water service providers and the others. So, for those two reasons, I move that we define “employer” as I have described in the Order Paper. view
• 28 Sep 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Chair, I beg to move: THAT, Clause 3 of the Bill be amended by inserting the following new paragraphs immediately after paragraph (f) — (h) by deleting the definition of the term “contracting” and substituting therefor the following new definition— “contract” means a formal agreement with an empanelled health care provider for purposes of provision of services and “contracting” and “contracted” shall be construed accordingly in this Act; 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: Hon. Chairman, you being a lawyer, will understand why I am pushing for this amendment. When we make laws, we define the actual noun which is “contract” not the action of “contracting” or getting “contracted”. For that reason, I move that we define “contract” as I have indicated in the Order Paper. view
• 28 Sep 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Chairman, these are not semantics. There is a big difference between “contracting” and “contract”. So, I would want this to be “contract” view
• 28 Sep 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Chairman, I would like us to define the word “contract” and not the action of “contracting” view
• 28 Sep 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Chairman, in the interest of time, I cede for the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Health. view
• 28 Sep 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, so that I can go on record, I appreciate that I am now quite audible. I beg to move: view
• 28 Sep 2021 in National Assembly: THAT, Clause 21 of the Bill be amended by inserting the following new paragraph immediately after paragraph (b) — (ba) by inserting the following new paragraph immediately after paragraph (a)- (aa) the amount and rates of contributions payable by contributors into the Fund. Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, we have to acknowledge the regulation-making power of this board when it comes to rates and contribution. This is also in line with how it is provided in Section 26 with specificity. So, if I move this and we as a House agree to this, we shall be fully recognising the regulation-making power ... view