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    "id": 123168,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Mungatana",
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        "legal_name": "Danson Buya Mungatana",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, thank you so much for giving me the opportunity to also contribute a little bit to the National Policy on Older persons and Aging. I want to thank the Minister and join those who have congratulated her for bringing this policy to the Floor of the House at this time. I want to agree with those who have said that this policy ought to have come to Parliament a little earlier because the population of Kenya is aging. More people are growing older and it is like we have not been prepared to take care of them. The strength of any society is judged by how well it takes care of its most vulnerable segment. The older people in our society are amongst the vulnerable segment. I want to thank the Minister because she has particularly specified the Ministry of Medical Services on page 10 of this Policy Paper, even though the relevant paragraph does not really say much. So, I would just propose a bit of enrichment to this paragraph. When I used to serve in that Ministry, we had specific policies that were children- friendly, including the policy of free immunization of children, and free treatment of malaria for children under the age of six years, amongst other policies that helped and"
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