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    "id": 1218001,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mwingi West, WDM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Charles Nguna",
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    "content": "Two, it also helps them in accessing economic and social services. We have seen those who receive the money opening businesses which keep them busy. In so doing, they are kept active and this helps them to age gracefully. So, this cash transfer programme is very important because it has helped in reduction of extreme poverty and intergenerational transfer of poverty. So, it should be supported by everybody. As we may recall, the last countrywide registration exercise was done in 2016, seven years ago. Majority of the people who used to access the cash may no longer be existing and we have not seen any new replacements. The people who were 60 years then are now in the right bracket to access the cash yet the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection has not updated its register. It is high time we did this exercise in an open and transparent manner to ensure that those who rightfully need the cash get it. We should consider increasing the budgetary allocation for the cash transfer programme in our next budget. That way, as many people as possible from all the 290 constituencies, will be in a position to access it. Indeed, we have seen its benefits. Hon. Temporary Speaker, I do not want to belabour the point. With those few remarks, I support."
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