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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Ogola",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I also thank the Senate Majority Leader for granting me the opportunity to second this Bill. I resonate so well with the ideals that you have just explained here. Sometime back when I was a young woman, but growing into leadership, and at the time of the grand coalition then, you must have been in school then and Sen. Cherarkey and Sen. Eddy were elsewhere that we might not mention today. Then, I was growing up in Homa Bay District, as a young woman leader. I had been chosen by the District Development Committee (DDC) to sit at the policymaking body nationally, at the initial social protection that dealt with the coming up of the elderly cash transfer form. That is why I am excited and willing to second and support this Bill. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, however, when we started with the elderly cash transfer, before the orphans and children’s cash transfer came in, I would like to relate a story that has worked well for this country. Initially, two areas, Nyeri and Bondo, were picked as pilot areas for obvious reasons. The then President was from Nyeri while the Prime Minister was from Bondo. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, that has been a success story in the country. At the implementation time, they began by paying out cash of Kshs2,000 to the identified elderly people. You should have seen the state in which those old elderly people were. Apart from the fact that they were aged, a number of them were also sick. When they were brought to pick the initial Kshs2,000, which was paid in cash, they were brought like they were being taken to a hospital. You should have seen the success story and pictures after the initial reception of the Kshs2,000. A number of these elderly people were even taking care of orphans despite the fact that they were elderly. This tremendously transformed their lives. Initially, support was given in terms of kind. The Government would provide maize and beans as support 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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