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    "id": 1057910,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Mwaura",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Isaac Maigua Mwaura",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, you know Sen. M. Kajwang’ had just informed us that when people retire they get wheelbarrows. There is a need for a management information system under the Inua Jamii programme because there is a lot of duplication. The issue of targeting is really critical because I had done a research on this programme. It was one of my thesis in my postgraduate. Some of those things are about human agency and how do we ensure that you remove them from the system. We have old people receiving money and there are some people waiting in the periphery to get money from them because they are the ones who helped them to get into the system. The fact that when there is natural attrition and people die, how do we remove them from the system? Targeting has been extremely difficult for those with severe disabilities because how do you measure the severity. Those people who got into the system first are not the ones who would have been more deserving because of the issue of information. Mr. Speaker, Sir, basically, I think this programme needs to be audited. I will say without fear or doubt that there is a lot of corruption in the Inua Jamii programme. The best way would be to ensure that all the cash transfers are integrated; the older people, people with disabilities orphans, vulnerable children and the urban poor, there are many that have been sided by the Government. During the height of COVID-19 pandemic, I was able to convince the Government to release about Kshs200 million to persons with disabilities generally. Mr. Speaker, Sir, however, the Kshs10 billion that was released for this, for sure and sincerely, how was it spent? Can we say that it reached the targeted people? Without The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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