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"content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, as we think of it, I remembered the SOS Children’s Villages International, whereby they have something like families. Most of the time, the elderly people suffer from loneliness. Despite all the challenges that have been mentioned by my colleagues, elders mostly suffer from loneliness. In order for us to avoid that, so that when we take them to centres for the elderly so that they do not continue suffering, we can come up with that SOS model. This is where we have a family of five and a caretaker, so that when they sit together, they do so as families. They will talk and discuss issues, celebrate their birthdays and do everything else like families do. This way, we can excite them in life. In developed countries, even before somebody gets too old, they are taken to homes for the elderly. They write their will and say where they want to be taken because of one, two or three things. In fact, some years ago, I shared with one woman in the United Kingdom (UK). She said she wanted to go to a particular centre, so that she can meet with some of her friends and be taken to church on Sundays. There were so many things that she was referring to. Madam Temporary Speaker, even as we take care of the elderly in the society and even take them to the centres, it is important for us to come up with different programmes. I have seen that we are taking care of them physically and even emotionally. However, the best thing we can do is to create that homely environment, so that even when they go there, they will continue living as if they are still at home and remembering some good things. Madam Temporary Speaker, you referred to some of the points I had in mind. I remembered how we used to benefit from our grandmothers and great grandmothers. As young girls we would go sit with them and they would tells us some encouraging stories and shared their wisdom. As long as one is resourceful, we can come up with programmes of tapping knowledge from the elderly people. The young people can go and visit the centres and just listen to the elderly people. By doing so, they will pass the knowledge to them. The strong ones can even be taken to different schools and places. Even politicians can visit the elders and tap some wisdom from them. Some of them, at that age, are full of wisdom. The other day, Sen. Cherargei said that he has some special gifts nowadays. Therefore, it is time for us to think a lot about this. I support the Bill. We should give ideas on how it can be improved, if need be, and implemented. During the implementation, my suggestion is that we should not concentrate on urban areas. This is because those who live in urban area are lucky. For example, I can take care of my mother and maybe even employ a nurse for her. However, when we consider those who live in remote areas, we will be able to touch those who are really needy and transform their lives. My recommendation and prayer is that when this Bill becomes law, it will be implemented in the entire nation, so that everyone in the villages can benefit. It is a Bill that we all need to support because it will help us to receive blessings from the elderly members of our society. Many are the times that they wonder why they gave birth to us. Some of them have given a lot to our nation, but we have never thanked them. When we implement this, I am sure that, as a nation, we will all be proud of it. Madam Temporary Speaker, I support the Bill. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes"
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