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    "content": "when they get old or fall sick and become weak. Therefore, the elderly are dumped in homes and although they get food and accommodation, their esteem is lost. So, I think that the alternative is to encourage that our elderly be among the community and participate as much as they can in the activities of the community. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, although 65 per cent of the population of Kenya is below 30 per cent, with time, this demographic arrangement will change because of improved healthcare and lifestyles of Kenyans. While we whine a lot about the Government not being able to do this or that, it is a fact that from Independence, successive governments of the late Mzee Kenyatta, Moi, Kibaki and the current President have focused on two very critical things successfully. The infrastructure for health is today up to the sub-location level, where we have dispensaries. Almost all sub-locations in this country, especially the ones that were formed earlier, have dispensaries. The locations have health centres and districts have district hospitals. Also, the referral system in the health sector in Kenya is advanced. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the second area where this Government and successive governments have tried is education. Both sectors contribute a lot, because the more educated a country’s population becomes, the more the chances of them living longer, because they acquire knowledge about hygiene, accessing jobs and improvement in their lifestyles. The availability of healthcare also improves their health to the point that now life expectancy will be higher. This means that more people are getting into the bracket of the old. Right now, our retirement age is 60 years after it was raised from 55 years. This means that we will have more elderly people. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I really congratulate the Mover of this Motion, who is yourself, for having forward-thinking because we need to plan. Already the elderly people are there, but we need to plan for them. But, really, housing them---"
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