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    "id": 1111240,
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    "speaker_name": "Mukurweini, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Anthony Kiai",
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        "legal_name": "Anthony Githiaka Kiai",
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    "content": " Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I support the Motion for ratification. The Motion before us is very good. As a country, we should be at the forefront in ratifying such Agreements. I am very proud that Kenya is among the first African countries to ratify the Charter on Human and People’s Rights, especially on elder people and PWDs. We all know that older people are vulnerable. The more they get older, the more we leave them to fate. Young people are running to urban centres to look for employment. It has become extremely difficult for young people to support elderly people in rural areas and urban centres due to lack of opportunities. We have a situation where older people are left alone to suffer. I want to commend the Government because in its own wisdom, it came up with this social safety net programme that is meant to ensure that older people are taken care of. Although the effectiveness of the project is a doubt, it was well thought out. It was meant to ensure that older people do not suffer or do not get exposed to vulnerability due to the harsh conditions of life. In Mukurweini, we have taken charge to ensure that older people are taken care of. We ensure that we pay the NHIF for many of them who are over 70 years old. We make sure that the medical bills that they accumulate because of old age are taken care of by the NHIF cover and this ensures that they live longer without being attacked by opportunistic diseases. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, in Mukurweini, we ensure that the Mau Mau veterans, who are many in the area, receive some stipends from our office to ensure that they live a comfortable life. Yesterday, I was in a house of one of the Mau Mau veterans and we were connecting him to the Last Mile connectivity to ensure his life is better and more comfortable. When it comes to the matter of PWDs, I am happy to note that under the Constitution and, of course, Cap 133 Laws of Kenya, PWDs are well taken care of. However, we still have a long way in ensuring that these people are integrated into our society. In my constituency, I have made sure that we have employed a person with a physical disability, and we have a constituency office that is PWDs friendly. Not only that, we have also employed a person who has challenges in talking and hearing. Indeed, sign language in our office is one of the three languages that we are all learning to communicate with the people. We want to add dignity and make them feel part and parcel of us. So, any ratification and law that is going to uplift the lives of the elderly and PWDs should be ratified as soon as possible. I support. Thank you."
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