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    "speaker_name": "Njoro, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Charity Chepkwony",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this Bill that has been brought by Hon. Wamuchomba relating to Geriatric. It seeks to effect Article 57 of the Constitution of Kenya to ensure the provision of proper care and maintenance of the well-being of the elderly people of this country. On that point, allow me first to appreciate the good work that the Government is doing in relation to the disbursement of the funds for the elderly. This Bill also challenges all of us. We have catered for many groups in this country. We have remembered every group except the elderly, who are our fathers and our forefathers in this country. We cannot forget that we have a council of the youth and a council of the people living with disability in this country. However, we do not have anything about the elderly. I support this Bill because it is going to give us a structure to make sure that we have finalised the gaps that have made the elderly not be catered for. With this Bill, I expect to have clarity on data to show us how many elderly people we have in this country, so that the Government can prioritise the needs of the elderly of this country when it is planning anything. We are here as Members of Parliament who make the budget for every ministry in this country. The only way to remember our elderly is by making sure that there is a framework that can give us the right mechanism. It will also give us a chance as legislators to come up with budget allocations for the elderly. With that, we shall be ensuring that we have health, equality, safety and security for the elders in this country. I also expect this Bill to give justice to the elderly in this country. The way a majority of colleagues have talked, we have been touched by how some of the developed countries that we have visited care for their elderly. What we do in this country is as if we have purely forgotten the elderly people who have done a lot. When I sat here, I was also trying to look at the matters of Access to Government Procurement Opportunities (AGPO). I thought that we could also have a speciality for the elderly to access Government jobs as we talk about their matters. I support this Bill because I know it will bring a lot of fairness and blessings by remembering the elders in this country. Most of the time, especially when there is registration of the elderly, we have seen that we have to run up or down to push our assistant chiefs, chiefs, and Deputy County Commissioners (DCCs) to make sure that there is registration. The question is whether we even have clarity on the data. I expect this Bill to cater for many of the things we have been lacking. I purely support this Bill which is going to bring dignity to our elderly in this country. Thank you very much Madam Wamuchomba for bringing this Bill at the right time. It will take care for a team that had been excluded from all the structures of this country. Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. This Bill is going to take care of all our people, including the constituencies we represent."
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