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    "content": "only on a pilot basis, and it was only for selected districts. The age criteria were not properly defined. In fact, over the two years that this programme was implemented, the threshold was moved from 60 to 65 because of the realization that there was a beggar population that would, otherwise, not have been catered for. Even then, the criteria were that the senior citizens would only access the programme if none of their sons and daughters were working in cities. This was not proper because even where the off-springs were working, it did not necessarily mean that they were supporting their parents. In the reciprocal culture that we have in this country, it is becoming untenable for communities to shoulder the burden of taking care of the old members of the society, either in terms of feeding them or medication as this Motion seeks, which is very expensive. I, therefore, wish to support this Motion. This is the only way in which we can ensure that the dividend that we have in form of many young Kenyans, who can contribute to national development, because they are young--- The will also be dependent on the younger people, who may not necessarily be able to take care of them. Therefore, we need to put in place social welfare to take care of the economic needs of our senior citizens. We need to have nursing homes, so that the older members of the society will not only see their grandchildren, but also their great grand children. I support."
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