<p><strong>Breaking: AON Minet under investigation by the Senate for humiliating teachers</strong></p>
<p><strong>The Trend &#8220;Minet Must Go&#8221; that featured on Twitter a few months ago was not in vain.</strong></p>
<p><strong>This assertion is based on the latest details hitting our newsdesk right now indicating that the teachers&#8217; medical insurer AON Minet is currently being investigated by the Senate education committee over claims bordering on the humiliation of teachers when seeking medical care.</strong></p>
<p><strong>According to a statement tabled before the committee by nominated senator Rose Nyamunga, teachers are facing immeasurable difficulties while seeking medical treatment in the so-called AON accredited hospitals.</strong></p>
<p><strong>The Senate now wants the Teachers&#8217; employer to rise to the occasion, save its employees from the blatant mistreatment and give them hope.</strong></p>
<p><strong>Humiliation of teachers when seeking medical attention is quite ironical bearing in mind the billions being pumped towards their medical insurance.</strong></p>
<p><strong>Double deductions on teachers&#8217; Salaries</strong></p>
<p><strong>Besides, the Senate would like to understand why there are double deductions on teachers&#8217; payslips for medical insurance yet they receive extremely poor services.</strong></p>
<p><strong>Last year, Minet was awarded a 9 billion tender to insure teachers. This year, the insurer won a 12 billion tender for the second time.</strong></p>
<p><strong>14 billion has been set aside for teachers&#8217; medical insurance in 2021.</strong></p>
<p><strong>The interrogations are at the preliminary stages with KNUT Secretary General Wilson Sossion having been summoned to appear before the Senate to respond to the allegations levelled against Minet.</strong></p>
<p><strong>Sossion is also expected to respond to the allegations, in a statement, beforehand.</strong></p>
<p><strong>Other parties involved in the probe include AON management, TSC and KNUT.</strong></p>
<p><strong>Outpatient services for teachers</strong></p>
<p><strong>One of the allegations levelled against Minet is the extremely low capitation on teachers&#8217; outpatient services.</strong></p>
<p><strong>It has emerged that some teachers are entitled to very low capitation-Kshs 900 which should apparently cater for the doctor&#8217;s consultation fee, tests and drugs.</strong></p>
<p><strong>Given the meagre amount allocated, teachers are obliged to pay for some of the tests and buy drugs using their own money.</strong></p>
<p><strong>Delayed AON approval</strong></p>
<p><strong>Another challenge that the teachers are facing is delayed approval by their medical insurer, AON Minet for them to receive medical care.</strong></p>
<p><strong>According to Ms Nyamunga, this puts teachers&#8217; lives at risk since some approvals take up to 1 month.</strong></p>
<p><strong>Substandard services</strong></p>
<p><strong>The Senate has also noted that teachers are treated to substandard services that do not commensurate the double deductions on their payslips.</strong></p>
<p><strong>There are restrictions barring teachers from seeking medical services from any hospital they prefer.</strong></p>
<p><strong>Besides, the majority of the AON accredited hospitals are ill-equipped and lack qualified staff.</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>&#8220;The teachers of this country are frustrated and feel that their lives are at risk owing to the extremely poor services offered under Minet,&#8221; read Ms Nyamunga&#8217;s statement in part.</strong></p>
<blockquote><p><strong>A letter seen by our media team dated October 26, 2020 addressed to KNUT Secretary General Wilson Sossion and signed by the Senate clerk Jeremiah Nyengenye is a clear proof that things may never be the same again.</strong></p></blockquote>

