Hon Rashid Kassim Amin

All parliamentary appearances

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• 22 Sep 2021 in National Assembly: This Fund has for the first time, for the last two years it has been working, been able to provide for vulnerable groups like those who have lost their livelihoods either basically to drought or basically to lack of employment or as a result of the abject poverty they have had over the years. It was able to provide social network even for those families that are widowed. The fact that this money was initially meant for social protection of those vulnerable groups, taking it back in terms of even targeting, it is properly targeted when it is within an ... view
• 21 Sep 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker for giving me an opportunity to give my input to the Petition by Hon. Mule. Thank you very much for your address over the weekend where you challenged Members of Parliament to rise to the occasion and challenge the increase of the cost of fuel in the country. That is very commendable and true to your word, you have allowed this session to continue, so that we can debate on this matter. Thank you very much. The rise of the cost of fuel is as a result of the increased levies which have been imposed on ... view
• 21 Sep 2021 in National Assembly: the highest cost of fuel. Therefore, we basically attribute this to the Executive which has imposed levies on all the products we use in terms of fuel and other things. The fuel price in Nairobi is about Kshs139 for petrol and Kshs132 for diesel. However, you find that in Wajir where I come from, it has gone up to Kshs155 and Kshs165 in Mandera. You can understand the impact that it will have on the transportation of food and people. Sincerely speaking, it has affected all of us and all the sectors of the economy. I attribute this problem to ... view
• 12 Aug 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker thank you for giving me an opportunity to contribute to the National Hospital Insurance Fund (Amendment) Bill of 2021. view
• 12 Aug 2021 in National Assembly: Universal Health Care (UHC) is a critical service which should be provided to every citizen of this country. It is a policy that has been mooted by His Excellency President Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta so that each and every Kenyan is able to access affordable health care. Attainment of UHC has been a great challenge for the ordinary Kenyans, even for those who are well-off. The fact that there is a policy and a Bill with a concept to have every Kenyan covered in a health scheme is prudent and very important conceptualisation of this Bill. This Bill emphasises two critical ... view
• 12 Aug 2021 in National Assembly: The National Hospital Insurance Fund (Amendment) Bill of 2021 has not envisaged to cover the nearly 15 million Kenyans who are not employed gainfully particularly those in the small sectors and those who are not employed and have no provisions. It is our feeling and our recommendation that the UHC should be rolled for not only those employed and the employer contributing a matching grant but also for the entire country and all citizens. If the Bill has a loophole there should be a provision for those that have not been covered by the employer to have access to it. ... view
• 12 Aug 2021 in National Assembly: One critical component of the Bill is the fact that NHIF is also going to improve infrastructure in the entire health sector. All the health facilities that are accredited by the NHIF will be able to buy X-ray machines and other equipment so that they can provide diagnostic and surgery services. That is the critical way of ensuring that the health facilities that have been accredited through the NHIF Act have and are able to give ample and good medical care to individuals. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this ... view
• 12 Aug 2021 in National Assembly: One other thing that has not been captured is that the county referral hospitals, despite being accredited to the NHIF, do not have adequate facilities to cater for surgery or to cater for laboratory services. So, one thing that should be emphasised is that all county referral hospitals accredited to the NHIF should have all the requirements as desired to cater for all medical attention. There are referral hospitals in the counties which do not have the requisite equipment and the requisite medical attention. At times they do not have qualified medical practitioners to give adequate health requirement of its ... view
• 12 Aug 2021 in National Assembly: The majority of Kenyans, about 20 million Kenyans are unemployed and are in the small business sector. There should be a subsidised contribution which should be provided for the lower level of the unemployed. view
• 12 Aug 2021 in National Assembly: There is one other thing that the Government has been rolling out for vulnerable people. One thing that has not been mentioned is that they have not been able to apportion the medical fund to cater for NHIF contributions. So, if the Government is giving the vulnerable and the elderly a certain amount of stipend, it should give an equal contribution for the same in terms of healthcare because if they provide them with food but they do not provide them with healthcare, it does not make any sense. It is only proper to feed and provide them with good ... view