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    "id": 837310,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Langat",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Christopher Andrew Langat",
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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker for giving me this opportunity to make my contribution on this Bill. Unlike in the traditional world where families used to take care of their aged with a lot of dignity and respect, a lot of things have changed. A lot of challenges and poverty have robbed the African society’s dignified ways through which they used to take care of the elderly people. The old people are our great heritage, reservoirs for wisdom, tradition and culture; they are our parents, as Sen. Mwaruma has said. Their value to us cannot be underestimated. However, the society has changed and these people are facing a lot of challenges. I was in Bomet on Monday to celebrate the International Elders’ Day. I realized that these people are going through a lot of challenges. The national Government gives them Kshs2,000 each and according to their discussion, they travel far away distances to pick this money. More often than not, they spend it on transport and some sugar. This is happening because of lack of legal structures on how to handle these particular people. Madam Temporary Speaker, I used to get surprised when I was a principal in high school. Most of the people who used to come and plead for their children to stay in school because of issues to do with fees were the aged. If you called for a parents’ day today, you will realize that most of the guardians who come to schools are the aged people. There was a time when the HIV/AIDS scourge was serious in our country and most other African countries and it robbed most of the children their parents. Today, The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes"
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