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    "content": "(Hon. (Dr.) Alfred Mutua): Good morning, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I am very happy to be here and thank you for the Question. Before I start, I want to say that I am accompanied by my two Principal Secretaries, Principal Secretary, Mwadime of Labour and Principal Secretary, Motari of Social Protection and Mr. Kase, Senior Deputy Labour Commissioner and many other Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) and Managing Directors, NEA and others. We have come as a whole team. To get to the Question, I would like to say the following: Yes, we are considering, and this is something that we are working on. The Ministry of Labour and Social Protection met with the officials of the victims of Tumaini 1998 on 18th October 2023. During that meeting, it was noted that there was need for the leadership of the Tumaini 1998 Bomb Blast Victims, to provide a list of victims, setting their names, identification numbers, contacts and their unique needs to support them because we needed to identify those who are genuine 1998 bombing victims. We also wanted to ensure that the process and eligibility criteria for selection into the Inua Jamii Programme, which requires certain exemptions to this group, enable them to be targeted and enrolled into the programme. Also, consider the children of the affected bombing victims into the Presidential Secondary School Bursary Programme. In addition to this, the National Council for Persons with Disabilities held a meeting with the representatives of the survivors on Friday, 27th October 2023. In the meeting, the team was taken through a detailed presentation of the Council's mandate and potential areas where the victims can be supported, including scholarships for disabled children, recommendations for tax waivers for Persons Living with Disabilities (PWDs) and provision of assistive devices, among others. It is noteworthy to mention that no list of victims has been provided to my Ministry to confirm whether they meet the eligibility criteria for enrollment into the Inua Jamii Programme. I do not know where the failure is. However, I think this is a very good Question by Sen. Kavindu. I congratulate her for her care about this issue because when I was the Minister for Foreign and Diaspora The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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