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    "content": "Hon. Members, Standing Order No. 225(2)(b) requires the Speaker to report to the House any petition other than those presented by a Member. I wish to report to the House that my office has received a petition from an association calling itself Ukongwe Bora Welfare Society of Post Office Box 8076, Code 00200, Nairobi, seeking the indulgence of this House to enact legislation compelling the Government and individual citizens to take care of the elderly and parents, respectively. The petitioners aver that many senior citizens who retire from productive work retain a vast wealth of knowledge, skills, talents and wisdom which can be harnessed through interaction with younger generations. As such, the petitioners are convinced that the elderly, the senior citizens and parents require comprehensive and mandatory care from both the Government and individual citizens. It is on account of this conviction, Hon. Members, that the petitioners seek the enactment of legislation compelling the Government to provide homes and medical care for the elderly in every county. Further, the petitioners seek to make it mandatory for citizens to provide for their parents, failure to which they should be convicted for a specified period. To this end, the petitioners have attached a proposed Bill titled “The Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Bill, 2020.” Hon. Members, as you are aware, there is currently before this House, the Care and Protection of Older Members of Society Bill, 2018, a Bill originating from the Senate, which has undergone First and Second Readings and is awaiting Committee of the whole House. The said Bill was referred to the Departmental Committee on Labour and Social Welfare for consideration and a report tabled in this House to that effect. Consequently, and pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order No. 227(1), this Petition and the proposed Bill by the petitioners stand committed to the same Committee for consideration along with the Bill originating from the Senate. The Committee is requested to consider the Petition and report its findings to the House and to the petitioners in accordance with Standing Order No.227(2). I thank you, Hon. Members."
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