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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wetangula",
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        "legal_name": "Moses Masika Wetangula",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, thank you for an opportunity to contribute to this Bill. When I was discussing with the distinguished Senator for Kericho, he was noting the idea, and I expressed some mixed feelings about the need to legislate in this manner. However, reflecting on it, I think we need some form of regulation and order because some people have turned the plight of vulnerable groups in our communities into a booming business. There are people who set up homes for children just to do commercial work. There are also people who set up homes for older persons just to solicit for funds within and without the country. Mr. Speaker, Sir, you heard what the distinguished for Nairobi City County said, which is a famous quote, that you judge the level of civilization of a society in the manner it treats its children, its mentally handicapped and its elderly people. There has been an attempt to add women as well but women do not like that because they are equal to men. If the society does not look after its children, women, mental patients and old people, then there is a big question mark on that society. We have seen some communities in this country where every old person is labeled a “witch” just because of age. Some are even put to death and just because they are old and vulnerable, their children have abandoned them. In a true African society – we are all Africans here – there is nobody who should be homeless. Mr. Speaker, Sir, you know that we do not have people living on markets because everybody has somewhere they can call home. If it is not their own home, it is their relative’s and if it not their relative’s, it is for a kind member of the society. We have grown up that way. In fact, you know in society in the western region, nobody can die of hunger. All you need to do is to check the direction of wind and raise your nose and 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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