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    "id": 1214569,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Murango",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13585,
        "legal_name": "Murango James Kamau",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I rise under Standing Order No. 53(1), to request a Statement from the Standing Committee on Labour and Social Welfare on updating the beneficiary database of the inua jamii programme. In the Statement, the Committee should- (1) Provide a status report on the current number of beneficiary, per sub county, under the Inua Jamii Cash Transfer Programme for the elderly in Kirinyaga County, stating the amount of funds released in the last 24 months and the beneficiaries. (2) State measures if any that the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection has put in place to ensure that, at any time, the data in the cash Transfer Programme Database is up to date particularly the removal of beneficiaries who have left the programme through natural attrition; (3) Confirm when the Ministry is commencing registration for those who have attained the mandatory age for admission in the programme across the country, stating sensitization measures in place. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I had asked for the Statement about the same 12 months ago. What is happening is that the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection is spacing the recruitment programme in two years. You see the people who are for example are 69 years, after two years, they will be 71 years. However, as we stand now, the last recruitment was done more than three years ago. That means we have very many old people who have not been registered and are not benefiting from the Inua Jamii Programme. That is why this Statement is important because it is the second one. 4. The Statement should state measures, if any, to implement mobile cash transfer method in place of the tedious bank cash transfer method under the programme. Noting that a majority of the beneficiaries reside in the rural areas and have no or limited access to formal banking services. I thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir."
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