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    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale",
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        "legal_name": "Bonny Khalwale",
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    "content": "Thank you Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I find it a catch 22 sought of situation for me to contribute here because of the medical implications of this Bill vis-à-vis the rich culture in which I am grounded. I believe this grounding is not different for all the Senators in this House. I want to congratulate Sen. (Prof.) Lesan, my senior colleague, for this well thought piece of legislation, but at the same time announce that I want to support it but with very far reaching amendments. I support it because of the objective and purposes of the Bill. However, look at the definition of a senior citizen. This Bill tells us that a senior citizen is a man or a woman aged 65 years old. The drafters of this Bill had their minds outside their communities, their minds in the world of a white man. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, a 65 year old Luhya woman or a Kuria woman is a very hard working woman in the villages. We should not standardize the challenges that some of the people who are 65 years old have purely because of some instances of nature. For example, one was involved in an accident and suffered a specific medical condition. To me, that is the description of a 65 years old Luhya woman. A 65 years old man in Luhyaland is such an active strong man, for example, my father got his last born son at that age, named Mr. Antony Lukhombo Kalulu. That is the kind of man we are talking about. When you go to Malinya, there is a 72 years old man called Mr. Francis Alulu who is one of the most powerful leaders there. He is the longest serving catechist for our local Catholic church. No mass can be conducted in Malinya sub-Parish and Shitoli Parish without his participation. This is not because he goes there for handouts, but to work. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, my eldest brother, Mr. Lawrence Bukhala, is 82 years old. He runs his farm in Chereng’any in such a clear way; he makes sure that animals are milked and taken care of in the morning. He makes sure workers are on the farm working . Therefore, let us change the definition of senior citizens to mean 70 years The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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