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    "id": 123773,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/123773/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Obure",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Public Works",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 118,
        "legal_name": "Christopher Mogere Obure",
        "slug": "christopher-obure"
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we are talking about 1.4 million people. That is a very sizeable segment of our society. These are people who are there and, who have become vulnerable because of no fault of theirs at all. Many of them are in that state because of the process of aging and many others are in that state because, even though they may have been employed before, they were not able to save money to enable them to look after themselves later in their lives. Some of them were taken care of by members of their extended families; especially those who have not had jobs in their lives. We also know that many of them are going through severe difficulties because they do not have enough food to eat, leave alone having a balanced diet. Many of these people have no shelter and cannot access medical services. Therefore, I welcome the initiative by the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Development to bring this Paper before this House for adoption. This is a very significant step being taken by the Government and it is very good news for people who fall under this category. Therefore, I support this initiative. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I think that we should have a big Social Affairs Department in the Ministry of Gender Children and Social Development that caters for people in the slums and those in the rural areas. That department should identify the individuals who fall under this category. We should know who they are, where they are, their status and what they need so that we can take care of them. We need to provide decent housing and I believe that this Government has the capacity to do this. It is very important that we provide housing for this category of people. It also important that they get access to medical services and are given preferential treatment in market places, townships, when they board buses and so on. We know that some of them provide important services to the society because they take care"
}