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    "id": 1217982,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kilome, WDM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Thuddeus Nzambia",
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    "content": " Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg move the following Motion: THAT, aware that Article 57 of the Constitution outlines the measures to be taken to ensure the rights of elderly persons; noting that the elderly persons particularly from vulnerable background who are in dire need across the country require financial aid for their sustainability in regard to their health and wellbeing; recognising that the Older Persons Cash Transfer (OPCT) Programme w a s launched in 2007 with the purpose of facilitation of a monthly cash transfer to the disadvantaged and vulnerable elderly persons from identified deserving households who are 65 years and above across the country; concerned that registration of persons of 65 years and above was last conducted in the year 2016; cognisant of the fact that there are many elderly persons who have since attained the age of 65 years and are yet to be registered under the Older Persons Cash Transfer Programme ; further concerned that the programme has in the recent past undergone unprecedented encounters in regard to new entries, technological mode of fund transfer developments, digital registration of elderly persons, inadequate monitoring and irregular receipts of funds; this House resolves that the national Government, through the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection, undertakes continuous and timely registration of elderly persons under the Older Persons Cash Transfer Programme. Hon. Temporary Speaker, let me start by confirming that the OPCT was launched in 2007 with the aim of providing a source of regular income for senior citizens to meet their basic needs. In 2013, there was enactment of the Social Assistance Act by Parliament, which established the National Social Assistance Authority tasked with providing social assistance to persons in need; the National Social Protection Policy that ensures that there is delivery of social assistance, a right of social security to the vulnerable is framed through the Social Assistance Act of 2013, which further led to the establishment of the National Safety Net Programme that houses the five cash transfer programmes including the OPCT. Coordination and overall management of the cash transfer programme for the elderly rests at the national level and is cascaded to the locational level through the sub-counties."
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