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    "id": 727639,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Karaba",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Daniel Dickson Karaba",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, it is very frustrating to imagine that as a Senate once we pass Bills here, deliberate and come up with recommendations, that an institution can block what we discussed here. We need to be assured that this House will not be taken for granted. We should be seen like we are a serious House; serious to the letterr so that when we say that this should be done by a certain department it should be done, otherwise what are we doing here? It is like we are wasting time and public money because this issue should have been sorted out. Councillors are suffering and this may be a reflection of what might happen even to us when we leave this House. The moment we leave this House, since we are about to, some of us will continue to suffer and we have not come up with what is likely to benefit these people. If this can happen to the councilors, worse is ahead for us. Why do we not solve this issue so that at least we can say we have done something for our former councillors who did a lot for this country, both at independence and post-independence. Also, we need to think about the plight of former Members of Parliament (MPs) even if it is not included. Some of them who served a long time ago are languishing in poverty and nobody seems to care about them. There should be a way of looking at their plight the same way we have welfare programmes in Europe and United States of America (USA). A senior citizen is accorded some respect and it is spelt out--- 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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