{"id":971175,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/971175/?format=json","text_counter":265,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Ijara, PDR","speaker_title":"Hon. (Ms.) Sophia Noor","speaker":{"id":375,"legal_name":"Sophia Abdi Noor","slug":"sophia-noor"},"content":"The Social Assistance Act, 2013 makes provision for social assistance to the poor. As I mentioned earlier this clearly gives assistance to the poor and elderly. The amount given needs to be reviewed. I met an old man who appreciates the Kshs2,000 per month the Government gives him because it sustains him. I think in this era this is little money. We should relook into it and increase the budget for the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection."}