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    "content": "heard of in other countries. We have heard of older members of society being put in a particular room and many evil things being done to them. There is even organ harvesting and such kind of things. Therefore, this committee will ensure that for every person who has a license to operate a home for older members of the society, such a home is properly vetted and that he has the right motivation for setting up that particular home. Part V of the Bill sets out the qualifications for managers in the management of a home and services. One of the requirements that one will give is to say: “I have my manager who is taking care of X, Y, Z home for the older members of society. You will need to present their qualifications and what it is they have studied. Given that as we age we get prone to ailments, it will be important to have people who have studied homecare nursing and such kind of detailed specialty to be employed as managers. We should not have cases where one sets up a home for the elderly and tells a cousin or niece, who is idle at home: “Please, sit there and take care of these old people.” That is not what we are envisioning with this Bill. We need well trained professionals to take care of the elderly in these particular homes. Part VI of the Bill provides for monitoring and evaluation for homes of older members of society. It aims to ensure that the homes for older members of society meet the safety standards and, therefore, guaranteeing the safety of older members of society residing in the home. It also provides for the appointment of inspectors who can show up any day and just check. People can meet all the requirements, as they set up a home, but as time goes by they do not maintain the same standards. Therefore, it is important to have inspectors who will go round and ensure that during any spot-check that they carry in the home, the standards that are needed are maintained. Madam Temporary Speaker, Part VII of the Bill deals with miscellaneous provisions, which include the manner in which matters concerning older members are to be resolved; taking into account the unique needs of such persons. It provides for the non- money status for the Bill. Finally, Part VIII of the Bill makes provision for transition of existing homes that are currently registered. We do have homes that are registered and, therefore, it is important to give a framework of what will happen to them and what will be the re- evaluation of their licenses. If there are things that they need to amend and ensure that they provide what is needed before their license can be renewed, that is provided for in this Bill. Therefore, it is important, as we legislate, to think through what our Members of County Assemblies (MCAs) as well will be able to do and even improve and better this law; localize it and ensure that much as we are Africans and may not be very sensitive to such emerging world trends, we should be prepared. I want to urge my colleagues that we should not pass this Bill, so that in the next ten or 15 years, depending on our age, our children will take us to homes for the elderly. We are legislating thinking about the future. It may not happen to us, but it is something that will be important and necessary. Madam Temporary Speaker, a few days ago we had a seminar where we were discussing about alternative ways of dispute resolution. Previously, in traditional African societies disputes could easily be resolved by having parties sitting down to discuss. There are even sayings from such gatherings, where we say, for example: “Where elders The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes"
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