The Treasury stopped sending money for teacher healthcare last September. Teachers still pay for healthcare from their wages, but many hospitals ask teachers to pay cash or refuse to help them.
Before 2015, teachers got extra money for health costs. Then, the government started a new plan run by insurance firms led by Minet Kenya.
MP Omboko Milemba says this breaks the law. The Constitution says everyone has a right to healthcare. He wants to know why the Treasury has not paid the $11 billion owed to hospitals.
Milemba asked what steps will make sure hospitals get paid on time from here on.
Senator James Kamau Murango asked about money for schools. He wants to know when schools will get the funds they should have had in 2024 and when they will get money for the first part of 2025.
The Senator pointed out that the amount paid per student has stayed the same since 2017. This makes it hard for schools to work well as costs keep going up.
The National Assembly has started talking about a new bill for the Equalization Fund. This fund should help areas that need extra support.
The bill creates a board to manage the fund. The board will include people from the National Assembly, Senate, governors, and other groups.
Many lawmakers are upset about how the fund has been used. They say it has not helped the people it should have over the past 20 years.
MP Adan Keynan said there is nothing to show for all the money spent.
MP William Kamket discussed how money is often wasted. He explained that sometimes, both the county government and the fund pay for the same road project.
Before 2015, teachers got extra money for health costs. Then, the government started a new plan run by insurance firms led by Minet Kenya.
MP Omboko Milemba says this breaks the law. The Constitution says everyone has a right to healthcare. He wants to know why the Treasury has not paid the $11 billion owed to hospitals.
Milemba asked what steps will make sure hospitals get paid on time from here on.
Senator James Kamau Murango asked about money for schools. He wants to know when schools will get the funds they should have had in 2024 and when they will get money for the first part of 2025.
The Senator pointed out that the amount paid per student has stayed the same since 2017. This makes it hard for schools to work well as costs keep going up.
The National Assembly has started talking about a new bill for the Equalization Fund. This fund should help areas that need extra support.
The bill creates a board to manage the fund. The board will include people from the National Assembly, Senate, governors, and other groups.
Many lawmakers are upset about how the fund has been used. They say it has not helped the people it should have over the past 20 years.
MP Adan Keynan said there is nothing to show for all the money spent.
MP William Kamket discussed how money is often wasted. He explained that sometimes, both the county government and the fund pay for the same road project.
