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INAUGURAL COMMONWEALTH PARLIAMENTARIANS WITH DISABILITIES (CPwD) CONFERENCE CALLS FOR INCLUSION OF THE CPwD NETWORK AS AN ORGAN OF THE COMMONWEALTH PARLIAMENTARY ASSOCIATION

The Inaugural Commonwealth Parliamentarians with Disabilities (CPwD) Africa Region Conference was held in Nairobi from 14th to 18th October, 2021. The Conference, which was hosted by the Parliament of Kenya in collaboration with the Commonwealth Parliamentarians with Disabilities (CPwD) Network, brought together Members of Parliament from Kenya, Sierre Leone, South Africa, Uganda and Tanzania.

NHIF to Senate Health Committee: Covering COVID-19 Costs Untenable due to Huge Financial Outlook.1

NAIROBI, 13 October – The Senate Committee on Health has today heard that the NHIF has not
been able to undertake the costs related to COVID-19 management for the current scheme
members due to the enormous financial outlay that would be required.
In a meeting presided by Committee Vice-chair, Sen Mary Seneta and the NHIF led by CEO Dr
Peter Kamunyo, the latter also noted that inasmuch as pandemics aren’t covered in the NHIF
model of operation, the Fund conducts modelling to evaluate possible value addition that they
may offer members.

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