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    "id": 418032,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/418032/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Murungi",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Kiraitu Murungi",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I want to thank Prof. Lesan for bringing this important Motion. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, all of us will grow old and so, this Motion is for all of us. I would like to urge all my colleagues, who are candidates, to start taking care of themselves now before they get there. Our Constitution recognizes and entrenches human rights. It recognizes the human rights of every person irrespective of the age and social or economic status of any person. The theory is that every person counts for something. It is that dignity of that human being that we protect. So, I am supporting this Motion because it is intended to protect the dignity of the senior members of the community – the aged. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I think that there has been a lot of emphasis on the rights of women, children and the youth but we have not paid sufficient attention to the rights of the elderly in our society. If you travel to other countries, you will find that even in buses and trains, there are comfortable seats reserved for senior citizens. But in this country, everybody including a 70 or even 80 year old will be scrambling to get into a"
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