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    "content": "Most of them go back to their rural homes where they are not well networked. For example, they do not belong to the council of elders. As a result they just die quickly. Obviously, because of their lifestyles, they usually retire with diabetes and high blood pressure, and most of them die. So, it is important that we keep them among their age mates. Let them play the Bao game together and be committee members of churches, mosques and schools, instead of putting them in homes. They will live longer and feel appreciated by the communities just like before. That is why I congratulate Sen. Khaniri for bringing up this amendment. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, actually, the tendency now is for young people to quickly dump the elderly people in homes for the elderly and visit them, maybe on Sunday after church with their grandchildren. When they sit in those homes very bored, you will really bring them to their graves much faster than if they were running around and participating in the community affairs. For example, if there are conflicts, they can be called upon to resolve them. Their relevance is kept and that actually keeps their mind, physique and even health in a better shape. Therefore, I really want to support the fact that we should not put them in the homes for the elderly. Obviously, it will come up, but at this particular time, I think that we really encourage that they be allowed to live their lives as they are supported by the money for the elderly. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, it is a noble idea to set aside some money for the elderly but, obviously, it has a lot of loopholes and vulnerability to corruption. Therefore, the programme needs to be streamlined and supervised. All of us, as leaders, need to go back and actually interrogate and oversee the activities of those funds and ensure that they actually reach the intended beneficiaries, who are old people, whom those Kshs2,000 would have helped a lot. It will help them to get medicine to manage diabetes and high blood pressure. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the National Social Security Fund, as stated by the Mover of this amendment is supposed to be the actual institution to address the needs of these elderly people. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, with those few remarks, I beg to second."
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