The Speaker of the National Assembly Moses Wetangula has lashed out at members opposed to the Social Health Insurance Fund (SHIF) yet they loudly voted for the scheme in parliament.
The Speaker accused a section of the lawmakers of using public barazas to whip public emotions on the medical scheme that has continued to draw condemnation from the public.
He spoke at the on-going retreat for members at the Lake Naivasha Resort where they have converged to take stock of their mid-term performance.
Wetangula defended the scheme despite teething challenges that have caused uproar as Kenyans who have enrolled in the scheme struggle to access healthcare services. "We have seen MPs use funerals and public barazas to condemn the medical scheme yet they fully supported this bill when it was tabled in Parliament," he said.
