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    "id": 1163478,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1163478/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Halake",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Abshiro Soka Halake",
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    "content": "Well, it should be varied but there are also other issues. If you have Kshs2000, looking after somebody that does not have a family, but just needs healthcare needs through NHIF, then that meets that need. So, we need to differentiate. We cannot treat everybody or every county as equal. Therefore, what we need to do in addition to the legislative is to come up with frameworks that have been proposed very quickly because, sometimes legislation takes too long, we look at the unmet needs in each county. Counties can do that very quickly because again, it is the front line of service provision and that is the whole idea of devolution to make sure that the counties are at the frontline of service delivery. Therefore, they should have this kind of information of how many elderly people live in their counties; what are their unmet needs of these people and, therefore, what are the solutions that are then aligned to these unmet needs? Having said that, I congratulate my sister Sen. Nyamunga for highlighting and amplifying the voice on behalf of the elderly who most of the time have been neglected. One of the big things that we do as legislators is to look after the elderly, but also to follow up even for their dues. Even the ones who have been working for Government or"
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