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    "content": "that nobody has talked about it but the Government is so indebted to those who have worked for this Republic. We must look into ways of ensuring that the elderly are financially empowered even if we set up homes for the retirees and the homes for elderly persons. Taking care of the elderly in this Republic goes beyond the homes and the Bill. We must create a situation where those in the informal sector that employs the majority in this Republic, are also able to sign up to pension schemes. We must encourage the insurance industry to come up with innovative individual personal pension schemes where the mama mbogas, those in jua kali sector and the matatu operators, who are not in the civil service payrolls, can contribute. Finally, I want to laud those who have encouraged and suggested that the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) Scheme must be opened up to the elderly. Article 57 of the Constitution says that the elderly shall not be discriminated upon on the basis of age hence this House must make it clear to the insurance industry that they should not discriminate against the elderly in this Republic. If you want to get a medical insurance cover and you are above a certain age, there will be nobody to underwrite you. We must make it clear that they have an obligation. I have about 20 years to reach this definition of old age. I am glad that mama Phoebe Asiyo, one of the leading lights in this country as far as the liberation of women and representation is concerned recently launched a book called ‘It is Possible, an African Woman Speaks’ and there are quite a number of people in this House who have achieved that magic age of 60. I want to encourage my colleagues to write and document their experiences because that is the only way that we, the young, can learn from them. I want to appeal to Sen. Mugo, who has observed a lot of things in this Republic and has had a vantage position in important moments - she has been a fly on the wall when very important decisions and activities are being undertaken in this country - to write a book on her experiences. I will be extremely excited at the right time to read a book written by her and other elders in this House for that is the only way to transfer the collective wisdom and knowledge from one generation to the other. I support."
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