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    "id": 1395111,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1395111/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Siaya County, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr) Christine Ombaka",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. I support this Motion on providing a safety net for caregivers of persons with severe disabilities because it is a very urgent matter. In some cases, a caregiver is the parent and they do a good job. It is known that in some severe cases, PWDs are taken care of day and night. Caregivers spend all their time taking care of PWDs. Some of them have quit their jobs. They have had to resign to take care of their loved ones who are living with disability. That means they do not have an income and they will never have a pension at their retirement age. So, we really need to take care of caregivers and ensure that they do not just get cash transfers. The cash given to the elderly is far too little. I hear it is Ksh2,000 or Ksh3,000 at most. That is far too little for a caregiver of a person living with disability, especially when he or she is taking care of that person throughout the day and night. We need much more than Ksh3,000, which is transferred to the people taking care of the elderly. Sometimes, the caregivers are children. We see them guiding the elderly in streets and at home. The blind are also guided by their children who miss going to school. They do not go to school because they are taking care of their parents. It is important to note that we need to identify who really should be a caregiver. They should not be children. They miss school and cannot take care of the elderly because we see them every day in the streets. Some people living with disabilities need wheelchairs, walking sticks and all sorts of resources to enable them move around and that is expensive. Caregivers and persons with disabilities require an enabling environment and resources to empower them to move around. That is also lacking. So, we really need to look at who the caregiver is. 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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