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    "id": 836524,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Zani",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Agnes Zani",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I want to start with Clause 10, because the clarification that has been made in that clause is very important. In the developing world and in Kenya, we still have the discourse about how to handle our older people. Some of us feel that we should not have institutional care, while others feel that maybe we need to go in that direction. Therefore, it would have been a problem if we only went for institutional care and said that, “it must be institutional care.” That way, it would seem as if we are making the decision for societies and communities to go in a specific way. Therefore, Clause 10 is the clearest and probably the most helpful section in this Bill, because it allows for home-based care programmes. At the same time, it also allows members residing within their own counties to live independently. It promotes independent living and also home-based care. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the definition of age varies across the world with different societies having different definitions. Some of them are as early as 40 years old, whereas others go up to 70 years old. I think this Bill has followed the United Nations (UN) definition, of about 60 years, and I think that is safe enough for where we stand. Trends are being observed worldwide now where even people of about 60, 70 and 80 years can still be very useful within society. 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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