{"id":360466,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/360466/?format=json","text_counter":202,"type":"other","speaker_name":"","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"THAT, aware that according to the statistics released by the National Council and Development (NCPD) in Policy Brief No. 25 of June, 2012 Kenya’s population, as that of all other Sub-Saharan African countries, is rapidly ageing and the population of persons aged 60 years and above increased steadily from 1 million in 1989 to 1.9 million by 2009, and is projected to reach about 3 million people by year 2030; concerned that there is an increase in the number of neglected and/or abandoned elderly members of the society as a result of the financial inability of their immediate kin or lack of capacity to handle the health conditions of such senior citizens; noting that despite the legislation enacted to cater for the elderly, little further comprehensive action to enhance their well-being, and specifically the health of older Kenyans has"}