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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. G.G. Kariuki",
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        "legal_name": "Godfrey Gitahi Kariuki",
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    "content": "I do not think there is need for any information. I avoided going into details because I do not have the time. I said the population is about 45 million people. I have the correct figure. Out of the 45 million, 17 million are destitute and poor people who need the support of this nation. Those are not elderly people. Here, we are specifically dealing with the old people. The old people can be helped because they are not many. The Government has attempted – I am not speaking for the Government but quoting what is in the record – out of all the constituencies we have in this country, we are given over Kshs4 billion to give to the poor. That shows that the Government has goodwill to support the poor people in our society. Therefore, it is not correct to say that the Government has neglected these people because the county governments have more money or people who are poor and who expect to be supported by the county governments. As I said yesterday, what we need to do is not just a comprehensive programme but a Sessional Paper that will be readily available for this House to debate so that we give this country a comprehensive progress statement on the future of the elderly people. Traditionally or according to our society, our people; men and women, would want to be supported while at their homes and not in a bondage house where they will think that they are being thrown away by their families. Traditionally, no one would want to leave their families to go and be caged in a place away from their home. Therefore, I will not support any idea that --- Eventually, the whole truth is that we will have to accommodate these people many years to come when the traditional norms will not allow them to be away. I support."
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