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    "id": 1129466,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Sakaja",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13131,
        "legal_name": "Johnson Arthur Sakaja",
        "slug": "johnson-arthur-sakaja"
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    "content": "The Petition raised concerns on the continuous registration of elderly persons who have in the past years turned 70 and are eligible for registration in the Inua Jamii Programme; the registration procedure and the timelines as beneficiaries for Inua Jamii programmes; the reasons for failure to receive the cash upon eligibility and registration and the status of implementation of the NHIF programme for elderly persons benefitting from Inua Jamii Programme and accountability. The Petitioner also raised concerns on the application of inadequate resources on the implementation of this programme and possible solutions. He called for an urgent audit of the Inua Jamii cash transfer programme and as such, humbly prayed that the Senate does two things: (1) Constitute a Parliamentary Committee to investigate and recommend for a special audit on the expenditures and management of the Inua Jamii cash transfer programme (2) Recommend for and/or undertake any other legal action deemed appropriate for securing the rights and dignity of elderly persons, as well as protect and safeguard public resources. We held a sitting with the Petitioner, who is a very hardworking Kenyan who is taking advantage of the constitutional provision to petition this House. Mr. Tartisio Ireri Kawe has also brought other petitions. We also held sittings with the State Department for Social Protection, Senior Citizens Affairs and Special Programmes led by the Principal Secretary (PS). We accepted the signed statement by the Cabinet Secretary (CS). Upon consideration of the submission, because we were all together, and on top of the petitioner coming with some elderly persons from his county on the slopes of the mountain who were evidence of people who have not been enlisted, we noted a number of things. Of course, that the Parliament itself is the process of enacting the Care and Protection of Older Members of Society Bill, 2018. That Bill will also give proper legislative framework to this Inua Jamii Programme. So, what is subjective, there is a law and there is a process through which all these cash transfers are given. The Committee also observed that the Inua Jamii Programme Management Information System enhancement exercise aimed at consolidating all the cash transfer programmes for the effective management, including the operations of the contracted payment service providers is ongoing. Therefore, the Ministry is working on that information system to enhance it. The completion of the above will address the complaints of at least 93,563 registered beneficiaries who are not in the payroll; 21,153 beneficiaries who are not migrated because there were errors in some of the data of these older persons, and any of the beneficiaries whose disbursement was stopped for one reason or another. Also, the registration of fresh cohort of older persons has not been undertaken since 2017, and there are quite a number who have turned 70 since 2017. There seems to be no immediate plan to undertake further registration of fresh cohort of older persons owing to inadequate funding, and we speak to that in our recommendations. Then, the implementation of NHIF for persons above 70 years was planned for implementation during 2020/ 2021 Financial Year. However, again, this was hampered by inadequate resources following the budget process. The requirement was Kshs4.9 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."
}