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    "speaker_name": "Karachuonyo, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon Adipo Okuome",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. As I contribute to this Motion directly before you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, and on my left, I see a very noble writing saying: This House is “For the Welfare of Society and the Just Government of the People.” Our elderly are part of our society, right from the family level, community level up to the national level. I am very happy that this Bill is trying to address the issue of the welfare of our aged seriously. A society that cannot care for its aged is a sick society. It is an unjust society and uncaring society. I know this House is not for that. Based on what I have just said, I automatically support this Bill. If a council is created to care for the aged, we would have established a system that can even improve the lives of those people we are talking about. Knowing that Kenya cares for them is medicinal. It cures them and strengthens their lives. Giving them good health increases their lives. That is why the creation of that council will be a very important step. This society will take care of the aged through the family in the beginning. The families know the elderly we are talking about more than anyone else. The council needs to know more about what is happening with this aged person through the members of the family. By law, the community can also be encouraged to ensure the old enjoy the remaining parts of their lives. We can then progress to the national level, where the council is. When we talk about caring for the aged, we are not just talking about financial provision to them. We should look at the shelter for the elderly. We know some of those elderly persons do not even have houses. The nation can ensure that this essential requirement in life is provided to the aged person. If this person has a house, we can progress to find out whether he can eat. It is important. The person who knows this best is within the family of that aged person – whether nuclear or extended. They know better whether that person has food in his house or not. We can then proceed on and see whether that person enjoys his life without people coming to molest or harm him in any way. That, again, can only be done starting from the grassroots, as I have said. This Bill is good. It will help us address the needs of those in the age bracket we are discussing. It is time for us to support the Bill like this and ensure it succeeds so that we can pride ourselves when we watch our aged and see them healthy, happy and doing well. Once a situation like that is on in our society, then we can justify what I started with, which is written on my left and in your front, Hon. Temporary Speaker, that this house and, therefore, Kenya is for the welfare of our society and the just Government of our people. I rest my case, Hon. Temporary Speaker."
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