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    "content": "even us, when become old, to enjoy what we are discussing now. It is high time we passed this Bill so that we also enjoy benefits that will come as a result of this law. Medical care and nutrition in terms of foodstuff are expensive. These people need to be taken care of. If you look at the framework that has been provided, it takes care of this. Most of the individual families are wallowing in poverty. If they are wallowing in poverty, how do you expect them to take care of older members of their families? The Bill has elaborated well that when counties put up homes for the elderly, they should be monitored and they should be of the highest standards and that has been explained here. This is so that the older persons get the best out of what they expect. Many members of this population are faced with chronic illnesses which are expensive to manage. Therefore, I support the idea of them being covered by the NHI, so that they access treatment of the highest quality. We have many older persons in our communities. The counties need to get the data of all the older persons so that there is no discrimination or bias when services are given. This is because when we have good things, there are people who take advantage and discriminate against such people in the communities. For example there is stipend of Kshs2,000, which they are given but it is not enough. It is true that the Government is trying because it never used to be given. When we have a comprehensive care, then the stipend of Kshs2,000 that older persons are getting, which some of them do not access, will enable our parents, grandparents and even us when we become old to enjoy life before we pass on. I thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I beg to support."
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