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    "id": 994089,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Sakaja",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13131,
        "legal_name": "Johnson Arthur Sakaja",
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    "content": "but they have not been benefiting due to lack of prompt updating of the register. As of last week, the CS confirmed that, that is going on so that they can get back on to that register. The mode of transmission of money to older persons registered under Inua Jamii initiative requires physical presence which may expose these elderly people who are vulnerable to this pandemic. This is a breakdown of our society. If you heard what the CS was telling us - that many of these old persons insisted that money should not be sent to their phones because they are being lied to by their children. Their children are taking their money or their children are registering a fake phone. They want to go and get pesataslimu . It is difficult for us to do that now. Based on those observations, the Ad Hoc Committee on COVID-19 makes the following recommendations: That the National Treasury sets up a multi-agency team to spearhead the establishment of a wage relief fund in the Financial Year 2021/2022. This is extremely important. If there is no other recommendation in all our reports, this one is important. We can cushion the informal sector so that people in the tourism industry, the hotel industry and small businesses access these funds. If you have a relationship with your bank, they can tell that this business has been receiving this turnover. Since now they have been affected, we need to support them. We have analyzed 50 countries/jurisdictions. In fact, you will be embarrassed that some of the countries that are doing wage relief are countries whose economies are not anywhere close to ours. Therefore, this is the only way to cushion our people. We cannot send money directly to all Kenyans. It is impossible and it is not sustainable. Madam Temporary Speaker, I communicated to this House last week that the projected Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth budget for this year is supposed to be at 2.5 per cent. The Treasury told us that realistically, they are looking at 1.8 per cent. If you remember the last time we were at 1.7 per cent, it was after the 2007 election violence. It has taken us more than 10 years to get to the level where we are. Remember the year before that, it was 7.1 per cent under President Mwai Kibaki. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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