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"content": "chiefs have a problem in finding a way of enlisting and how to register them. They are still struggling. This Bill should have regulations on how the counties should identify the older persons, train them properly and ensure they access the funds. I have cases of people who come to my home to say that they were told that they were enlisted to receive some stipend from the Government but they do not know how to access it. Some of them say that they are required to open bank accounts in Kajiado. Sometimes they look for you deep inside the village and you have to give bus fare to that old man, get his son or daughter to escort him to go and open an account and process documentation for him to get the stipend that the Government is giving. Not all of them are getting this stipend. It is just a few people. Sometimes it is given according to who people know. At the end of the day, there are those who are suffering. Sometimes stipends are given to those who can take care of themselves when there are others who are needy. This law will give a legal basis for us to roll out the programme that the Government is already carrying out by giving support. I have seen a provision that we need to give financial support to add to the meaning of life of the older persons. It goes further to say that they should have spiritual nourishment and access to civic rights, medical and social services and nutritious food. If this is implemented, we will have lived the dream that we have in our Constitution; that our old shall not be mistreated and abused but they shall be our gold in this country. I support, Madam Temporary Speaker."
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