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    "id": 1101782,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13188,
        "legal_name": "Getrude Musuruve Inimah",
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    "content": "This cash transfer was supposed to go to specifically the elderly, the vulnerable, the poor and the orphans. Allow me to site Lugari Constituency where I come from. I have unfortunately come across very many elderly who have been coming to my home and asking me how they can get this money. Some of them are helpless and their children are not with them anymore because they are grown. Some of them are widowed and they do not have anyone to support them. The cash transfer is not transparent the way it is supposed to be. There is need for transparency and accountability. It is also important to ensure the elderly, the poorest and orphans are identified in counties. We need to have biodata to show orphans and their location and that they need the cash transfers. There are so many who are not benefitting from this noble Government initiative. Madam Deputy Speaker, it is unfortunate that there are those who are on the cash transfers and then after some time, they are out. There is need to streamline this programme so that it serves its initial purpose of ensuring that it uplifts the poor and the vulnerable. There is also need to review this programme because where I come from in Lumakanda, I have encountered families consisting of an orphan living with his grandmother or grandfather. This means there are two people here who need help; the orphan and the elderly. This cash transfer goes to just one family and it is insufficient. I think the amount should be reviewed so that it is specific to individuals. For example, if you are a PWD and vulnerable, then you deserve it. If you are an orphan, it should come to you as well. The same goes for the elderly who have no support. In Europe, for example, there is a system in place to help the elderly such that once they have retired and they are not on permanent jobs, they get the money meant for elders. There is no question about it and they truly get it. They still enjoy the services such as healthcare and buying food that everybody else enjoys. This should also happen to our orphans and the vulnerable in Kenya. I support this Petition and the fact that an investigation is needed. There should be a seamless way to ensure deserving cases truly benefit from this programme."
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