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    "content": "even holiday; to move them from one area to another. That may go a long way to ease the burden and suffering of the elderly people. Madam Temporary Speaker, this Bill is timely and important. We will support it and make sure that it trickles down to the county levels. There is also the fact that there is a way of monitoring the homes. It should be an open system where anybody can walk in, do their assessment and see how the homes are run. They can find out if they are homely enough and worth it. That will also help people just to chip in. It will become a societal problem more than even an individual. Homes for the elderly should not be used as a source of income. The main objective should be to give back to the society. This is a venture where the county government can put up the home, the communities can add to it and then it becomes an open project which can be verified and corrected, so that our people face their last days in a more humane way. Madam Temporary Speaker, the issue of old age has become a big problem in the sense that most of us do not respect the old. As I already mentioned, I pray every day that I will reach some ripe old age; and hope that I will not be so badly off even when I reach the age I desire. However, we should give a lot of value and respect to the elderly people, because old is gold and what comes with age is important. However, the way we look at and treat the elderly people in our society is not the best. We should, therefore, rethink how we treat the elderly people. Some of my colleagues have mentioned that we can also get value from the elderly people by learning the story and the history of our beginnings from them. Most of us do not know the history. Personally, I lost my mother a long time ago and I did not have an opportunity to learn a lot of things. I am trying to teach that to my children, but I do not know how much they can pick. In these homes for the elderly, we will have an opportunity to get information concerning different tribes from different people. It will also bring different people together. For example, an elderly person from Luo land does not have to be in a home for the elderly in Nyanza. The homes can be multicultural or intercultural, so that we continue to learn and impart knowledge from different communities. Madam Temporary Speaker, I beg to support this timely, well-thought out and inclusive Bill. If there are any amendments to be done, we will have an opportunity to look at each and every aspect of it to make sure that by the time we pass it, it is water tight and nothing is left to chance. By doing so, this House will get the honour of passing fine-tuned Bills that are aimed at the people in the grassroots. The effects will be felt in every village so that we add value to the management and the running of our counties. Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker."
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