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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Melly",
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        "legal_name": "Isaac Kipkemboi Melly",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I want to thank Sen. (Prof.) Lesan for bringing this beautiful Motion at this time. I was wondering because the reason all these problems and issues are here today is because, apart from the Government doing its job in ensuring that it protects its people by creating a fund to enable the aged of this country enjoy a good life, as individuals we have a role to ensure that we work. When you read the book of Exodus, the Bible says that men and women are supposed to work for five days then they take a rest. What I am seeing is that there may be something that did not happen at the time when we were supposed to work and ensure that we plan for our lives so that, in future, we can pay for medical bills, live in good houses and educate our children. The reason we want to have this fund is because people did not plan at the time when they were supposed to plan. While others were working, people were busy sleeping. In as far as we want the Government to have a fund to ensure that the old enjoy life, we should also play a role as individuals. We need to identify the aged because not all the people who are above the age 75 years are needy. We should not generalize and say that we want a fund for the aged. We need to know those who are needy. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, recently, I was in Rwanda. I saw something beautiful done by the Government of Rwanda in terms of housing. A number of people in Rwanda before President Kagame came into power, were living in poverty. They had grass-thatched houses. During the rainy season, people could not sleep in their houses. They went ahead and planned. Today it is now a beautiful country. Even the old there, are able to have good shelter. Another issue is medical access. We, as leaders, have a role to play today. If the young people are not facilitated to have the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) card, in future we will say that we want to create a fund for them."
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