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    "speaker_name": "Kitui East, WDM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Edith Nyenze",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker for this opportunity. I want to congratulate Hon. Nzambia for coming up with this Motion on the cash transfer for the elderly. If there is a time when each one of us gets on the ground, it is when the elderly people come to us to ask when they will be registered and start getting money. There is need for continuous registration of the elderly to the programme. When one reaches the age of 70 years, they should automatically be registered to enable them get the money. As people grow older, they are exposed to many diseases and they become weaker. This is the time they really need the money. Most of these people are retired and do not have enough energy to work for themselves. The cash comes in handy especially in meeting their hospital bills. I want to suggest that in future, the money can be used to help them register for the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF). So, from the Kshs2,000 they get, they can use Ksh500 for NHIF, which will cater for their medical needs. It is very important for this programme to be continuous because it will help poor households to reduce extreme poverty and intergenerational transfer of poverty. It will also improve our economy and the health of the elderly people. I support the Motion because it will enable the elderly to become economically stable. I have noticed another problem which the elderly face. As they grow older, there is no one to take care of them and this exposes them to insecurity. For example, last month, in my village, an old woman who was about 90 years old was killed after getting Ksh8,000. She was strangled and the money was stolen from her. So, there is need to ensure that the elderly are secure as they get the money. Their family members should take good care of them so that they are not exposed to insecurity. People are becoming poorer every day! You know Ksh8,000 means so much and it can attract thieves. Hon. Temporary Speaker, I support the continuous registration and standardisation of the cash transfer fund. It should not be just for a few people, but for everyone who has attained the age of 65 years and above. Thank you, I support the Motion."
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