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    "id": 1057918,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Omogeni",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Erick Okong'o Mogeni",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I join my colleagues in thanking the Chairperson of the Committee on Labour and Social Welfare, Sen. Sakaja, for the good work he is doing. I would also like to confirm to this House that Sen. Sakaja is a very dedicated and effective Member of the Committee on Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights. This programme was meant to serve a very useful purpose to the vulnerable people within the society. However, just like any new programme, it has a number of teething problems. One of them is that a number of people in the rural areas have experienced inconsistency when it comes to disbursement of this money to their accounts. Mr. Speaker, Sir, at times, it is alleged that if your money comes and you do not collect it from the bank within three months, then your name is removed as a beneficiary. The challenge is that once your name is removed, to be restored back to a beneficiary is nearly impossible. You are talking to people who are sickly. As Sen. Wambua said, at times they may not be able to travel to their local banks to access this money on a monthly basis. I think we need to re-engage the Ministry, so that the people who are meant to benefit can consistently benefit. Another problem which I think the Chair can help us to solve, is that the recruitment exercise has not happened in some areas, especially in my County of Nyamira. I have not seen recruitment of new beneficiaries for the last one and a half years."
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