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    "id": 1163714,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cherargei",
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        "legal_name": "Cherarkey K Samson",
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    "content": "Under the United Democratic Alliance (UDA), one of the key pillars of the bottoms up is to take care of the elderly. We will speak to the powers. I have not heard Presidential candidates because they have not launched their manifesto. I hope that when they launch them they will be able to tell us what they will do for the elderly, vulnerable, the innocent and Persons with Disabilities (PwDs). We need to have a targeted approach on how to assist the vulnerable in society. It is good that Sen. (Dr.) Mwaura, the future Member of Parliament of Ruiru is in the House. He understands the unique challenges of the vulnerable in society. The elderly are among the vulnerable. The next point so that I cede ground for other colleagues is that, as we approve this Motion for the elderly, there are these organizations known as community elder groups such as the Njuri Ncheke, Miots or the Nandi Kaburwo elders from where I come from led by Mzee Kitur, the Nyumba ya Kiama, the Kikuyu Council of Elders and also the Luhya Council of Elders. I know they are very active during political seasons. We should also see how we can use those organizations not just for political issues. Mr. Temporary Speaker Sir, for instance, how can we use Miot or the Nandi Council of Elders to reach out to the elderly within Nandi or Laikipia counties where you come from Mr. Temporary Speaker Sir? Even in Kiambu County, which is almost a south city county, there are also the elderly. There are the elderly where Sen. (Dr.) Mwaura comes from. We need to see how we can use these organizations. The seventh point is on how we come up with this Motion to ensure that we create a transfer of cultural values to the next generations. I pray that one day our county governments will build a cultural center and give the wazees stipend. They should call the young people to come sit and listen to the culture, values and stories about who they are. They say if you do not know your past you cannot know your future. Most of the children we are giving birth to today are growing up in towns. It will reach a point where we will build cultural centers and invite the wazees to teach mother tongue to our children. It is not an offence to know your language. It is negative ethnicity that is bad for this country. I know the Chairperson of the Committee on National Cohesion, Equal Opportunity and Regional Integration, Sen. Shiyonga, will be at the forefront now especially as we approach the general elections because we do not want leaders who will cause incitement. When I talk about training on mother tongue it does not mean that we are encouraging negative ethnicity. We need to appreciate our unique nature and we want our children to know. How can we factor in apart from giving cash transfers - I was about to say handouts because I have seen Azimio la Umoja are giving Kshs6,000 handouts. It is about transfer. Apart from giving the wazee cash transfers, can we also make use of them by building cultural centers within the county governments, so that if I want to know about the Kikuyu culture---"
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