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    "content": "Programme, which is goodwill by the Government, is not reaching some of the most deserving cases, like that lady. The family said they are not able to look after her. To me, that was shocking because if you are able to look after yourself, you cannot let your mother sleep in such a house. This programme is very good, but we must look into ways of implementing it, to ensure that help reaches the very deserving cases. This can be done by recording the needy old people in every county or at the ward level. We are all getting old, but I do not think that we will qualify for this programme. However, there will be many people who will qualify. In developed countries, they have social security, which ensures that everybody who is earning saves money that will take care of them in old age. If properly managed, we can do that. We can pass this Bill, which is very good, but for sure, it will not take care of everybody. That is why we should have criteria of identifying the people who need to be supported, and it is not just the elderly. Very soon we should come up with a Bill that will take care of orphans, who are also very vulnerable. There is also free education, health and many other areas. Any government can only do so much. I agree with Sen. M. Kajwang’ that we cannot say that we do not follow our culture anymore. Most people take care of their elderly, but there are those who definitely need support from outside; communities and government. There are families which are able to take care of their elderly. We should start by educating our young people, by instilling values, which our society has let go, and this is really unfortunate. That is one value which our elderly people could be charged with instilling in our young people. When you enter a Public Service Vehicle (PSV), you will find the young seated, while the older people are standing. All this indicates that we have lost value for our elders. Instead of children thinking of the welfare of their grandmothers or mothers, they are now thinking of the latest model of a car. It is good for all of us to have a good car to drive, but let us have values first. As a young man, you would rather have a car that will get you to work – not the latest model – and build a good home for your parents so that in their old age, they can live there. They should also employ a maid to take care of them just like they took care of you when you were growing up. Therefore, Madam Temporary Speaker, western values are good, but we cannot discard all our good values. One of our good values which has been researched and established--- I have lived for quite a while in the United States America (USA) when I was in college and also when my husband was posted out of the country. I know that The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes"
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