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    "id": 1347737,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kipkelion West, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Hilary Kosgei",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I join my colleagues in congratulating the Member for Githunguri, Hon. Wamuchomba, for coming up with this timely and progressive Bill. At Independence, the crafters and founders of this Republic were so concerned about building the new nation that they put a lot of energy in the youth, white-collar jobs and other sectors of the economy. However, they forgot that they were the ones to get old in due course. You saw recently that the people who fought for Independence in this country through the Mau Mau freedom movement died in deplorable states because of lack of progressive Bills to take care of them in their old age. This is not only a call to the country but also Hon. Gathoni Wamuchomba is responding to a biblical scripture in the Book of Psalms 71:9, which says, ‘Cast me not in the time of my old age. Forsake me not when my strength fails.’ This is the age of the founders of the Republic of Kenya, who put in a lot of energy to build this nation. This Bill looks forward to taking care of those who are aging. We will be able to address the issues raised by Members, including the stipend that the elderly get, once the Bill is passed. The stipend was first passed based on a United Nations (UN) Convention that did not allow anybody to live on less than a dollar a day. The dollar exchange rate at that time was Ksh70, and that is why when you multiply Ksh70 by 30, you get Ksh2,100. The current USD exchange rate is over Ksh150. The amount of Ksh2,100 is now less than a dollar a day, which is not enough for The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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