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"content": "ring you the ID card and tell you that they have registered, but have not received cash disbursement. I congratulate the petitioner for bringing this live matter to the House. According to population census of 2019, more than 250,000 Kenyans are Beyond 70 years. The only have one problem with this initiative, the Inua Jamii is that the there is no proper sensitization of registration. Most of these people are above 70 years and all of us are potential old men and women in future. I have never heard the national Government officers administration, the administration of cells doing a mass sensitization programme the way other programmes have been doing. For example, when the Constituencies Development Fund (CDF) office is issuing bursaries or when there is registration of voters. We need to be given a proper sensitization programme so that as leaders, they can partner with our offices. Why is it hard for them to partner with Senate offices across 47 counties? They can partner with Women Representative and county government offices, so that when they are sensitizing and registering new members that have reached over 70 years, they can be able to do that. I have noted what the Committee has done is also the issue of timely disbursement. Most of it like KCB has been mentioned, that this money that is accessed- --. That is why we need to look for something more accessible even in my local trading center called Mosoriot Township. You are more likely to find a post office than a KCB branch or any other financial branch. We could even use cooperative societies that belong to farmers. If you are giving Kshs2,000 and you have to travel from Mosoriot all the way to Kapsabet or Eldoret you need about Kshs200 to and from. Imagine you are going to withdraw Kshs2,000. You will remain with only Kshs1,800. Most of these old people need to just get something to buy medicine. Some of them have many other diseases that go on and on like cancer and they need energy. Madam Temporary Speaker, another point I really wanted to make is on the issue of the NHIF programme. I think the Universal Health Coverage (UHC) is very important. The future coming Government, including the “hustler nation government” must look on a way of ensuring that we have UHC. I know the National Hospital 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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