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    "content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, even as that Select Committee works, certain proposals will come in handy to strengthen the sort of Bill that we would want to come up with. For example, we must come up with timelines. People tend to have a lot of trust when these timelines are given and they are actually adhered to. When you have set a specific time, you actually ensure that you have adhered to it. Madam Temporary Speaker, the idea of automation, of course, is very key and will help us move away from the problem of keeping records. But, sometimes, I think that, that problem has been self-made. This is because with proper records, it becomes very difficult for you to misappropriate funds. So, if we go the proper way by having automated records that are clearly visible and easily available to people who might want to request for them, that makes it a more transparent system. Madam Temporary Speaker, it is also very important to have it as a proactive benefit paying system. Rather than waiting for people to make claim for these benefits, we should actually be more proactive and inform them that within a specified time, for example, three months, they should come and collect their benefits. We should even have a database of relatives. I think we have these databases. However, if these records are manual, it becomes very difficult and tedious for somebody to look for them and actually be able to contact all those who need to be contacted. But we can also counteract this by being proactive in terms of civic education process. Let people know what this benefit is all about, so that they can actually be more active in ensuring that what is expected is done at the right time. If this is done, especially at the county level, information will be disseminated even faster and quicker into the communities for them to reap the benefits. Madam Temporary Speaker, I support the amendment to the Motion."
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