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    "id": 1558998,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1558998/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Suba South, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Caroli Omondi",
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    "content": " As much as that is the case, I foresee a few challenges which I believe we ought to point out in good time to avoid running into headwinds. What we are establishing here is a non-contributory social protection programme. That means the cost shall be borne fully by the National Treasury. The baseline indicator of poverty is what we refer to as the food poverty line. In other words, it outlines the nutritional or caloric requirements that the human body needs per day. This is then translated into monetary terms as food expenditure, which is used to draw the poverty line. If one refers to the latest review by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, the food poverty line showed that the incidence of poverty ranged from 16.5 per cent in Nairobi County, which was the lowest, to about 82.7 per cent in Turkana County, which was the highest. That notwithstanding, there are other variances in between. If you look at Section 28(3), where we are listing the vulnerable—orphans, persons with disabilities, those affected by shocks, among others—one will clearly see that these categories are not a measure of poverty or need. We need to re-look this Bill and figure out the tool we are going to use to create a clear baseline of who a poor person is. The listed categories can be used for priority consideration 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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