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    "id": 1057915,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wambua",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Enoch Kiio Wambua",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I take this opportunity to congratulate and thank Sen. Sakaja for his practical approach in performing his tasks as the Chairperson of the Committee on Labour and Social Welfare. Sen. Sakaja is doing a fantastic job in setting the pace for other Chairpersons of Committees. I waited to hear what Sen. Sakaja would say on the actual allocations to each county for the Inua Jamii programmes which is a very innovative programme by the National Government. The programme is meant to reach out to persons who are less privileged in the society by ensuring that they are assisted to meet the basics of life. However, there is something that is fundamentally wrong with us as a country. We come up with very brilliant ideas and begin their implementation but somehow, somebody finds an opportunity to line their pockets from ideas that are meant to help the less privileged in the society. I am reminded of initiatives such as the Nyayo bus which were meant to help the public transport system. However, they collapsed due to mismanagement and corruption. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am particularly interested in the cash transfers to older people in our society. When this programme started, older people used to receive their cash transfers through the former Post Banks. Because there are more post offices in the villages than there are commercial banks, it was the easiest channel to reach those people. However, along the way, there was a shift in policy which moved the money from the post offices into commercial banks. However, there are regions where the number of commercial banks are just a handful. That means that people have to travel very long distances to get the cash transfers. 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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