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    "id": 46688,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/46688/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Ms. A. Abdalla",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Amina Ali Abdalla",
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    "content": "This is a really worthy course and I would like to congratulate the Member for Gwassi. Much as this Kshs2, 000 would be a big amount of Kshs41 billion a year as stated by hon. Shakeel, the problem that is facing the elderly in this country is really serious. I believe that we need to go further than just this Kshs2, 000. This Kshs2,000 would probably only be helping with the nutritional challenges that these elderly persons face. It is my hope and view that the Ministry and the Mover of the proposed Social Protection Bill would look further to giving the elderly personal medical cards, so that they get subsidized medical attention in Government run hospitals, so that this Kshs2,000 is not eaten up by the medical cost. As you are all aware, the biggest budget for the most elderly persons is on medicine. Usually, they are diabetic and hypertensive and the medical bills are so high that we need another stream of support that would deal with that problem, so that they retain the Kshs2,000 for nutritional and other challenges that they are having. I want to support what hon. Twaha said that this Kshs2,000 should be a benchmark and should be linked to the consumer index, so that it can cover inflation, so the figure goes up as inflation moves up. The other issue is that many elderly persons who qualify for this figure would still be the same persons who are dealing with the plight of orphans and vulnerable children. It is my hope that the Bill that will come after this will not discriminate against those who have double tragedies such as they have to look after orphans and again they are elderly."
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