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"content": "Hon. Senators, I would like to acknowledge the presence in the Speaker's Gallery this afternoon, a visiting delegation from Kisii University. The delegation consists of 10 students from the Faculty of Law who are visiting the Senate to gain first-hand experience in the law-making process. On behalf of the Senate and on my own behalf, I welcome the delegation and wish them a fruitful visit. Under one minute, I will call upon the Senator for Kisii County to extend a warm welcome to the delegation from Kisii University and the Senate Majority Leader to extend a warm welcome to the delegation from Tana River County in that particular order. Proceed, Sen. Onyonka."
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"content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, thank you for giving me the opportunity to welcome this delegation of young Kenyans from Kisii University in Kisii County. I want to inform them where they are seated in this building is called the Speaker’s Gallery. You can see where the Speaker sits and where all of us sit around this place. I hope that you will be watching, observing and listening to the procedures of the House. The information I have is that three of you are lawyers. Most probably, you might end up getting a job in this House as a clerk or become Members. I welcome you. Once you are done, you could ask me to take you to the coffee shop where we drink our coffee. I will be glad to receive you. Mr. Speaker, Sir, thank you for allowing these brilliant minds to come and see for themselves what this House stands for."
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"content": " Proceed, Senate Majority Leader."
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"content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, it would be remiss of me if I do not recognize the comrades from Kisii University. Therefore, I join the Senator for Kisii County in welcoming them to this august House. I hope they will drink to their fill and enjoy all that they came to find out when they set out from Kisii to come to this House. Second and equally importantly, is to appreciate the delegation from Tana River County: the MCAs. The collaboration between county assemblies and the Senate is at the heart of success of devolution. Each time we have a delegation from any of our 47 county assemblies coming to the Senate to learn a thing or two, we feel immensely proud. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only.A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and Audio Services,Senate."
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"content": "I know that by the time they leave this House, they will have learnt a lot that they can implement in their county assembly which will help us to enshrine and celebrate devolution. Their Senator, Sen. Danson Mungatana, is not here, but they know that this House elected him to be a member of the Pan-African Parliament. He, therefore, juggles his duties between Nairobi and South Africa where the continental Parliament sits. One thing about Tana River is that it is a very special county to those of us that are members of the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party. That county gave us the leading anthem in our campaign in 2022. There is a duo that sang a very catchy song called RutoTosha . If you, the MCAs, know the singers, please tell them that the Senate Majority Leader has invited them to this House. The last time I saw them, they were complaining that nobody has reached out to them after the campaigns. Thank you."
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"content": " Next Order."
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"content": "WINDING UP AND LIQUIDATION OF THE TUK STAFF RETIREMENT BENEFITS SCHEME"
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"content": "Hon. Senators, pursuant to Standing Order 232(1)(b), I hereby present a Petition that has been submitted by Mr. Fred Saweja and other petitioners regarding the winding up and liquidation of Technical University of Kenya's Staff Retirement Benefits Scheme (TUK-KSRBS). As you are aware, Article 119(1) of the Constitution states- “Every person has a right to petition Parliament to consider any matter within its authority, including to enact, amend or repeal any legislation.” The salient issues raised in the Petition are as follows- (a) That the Retirement Benefits Authority (RBA) which is mandated to regulate the pensions sub-sector in Kenya, petitioned the Milimani High Court in 2017 in the matter of insolvency of the Technical University of Kenya Staff Retirement Benefits Scheme case number HCIP/14/2017 to protect the scheme's members from losing their retirement savings. (b) That on 5th July, 2024, the RBA obtained orders from the Milimani High Court to wind up and liquidate the pension scheme which resulted in approximately 2,000 scheme members being at risk of losing their lifelong savings accrued from years of hard work and potentially downgrading them to a life of poverty in their later years. (c) That the scheme deducted members' contributions. However, these amounts were not remitted to the fund manager. (d) That some officials at the university through acts of commission or omission, failed to account for and remit the funds leading to uncertainty and distress amongst staff. Further, a number of officers have left service, and the ones in the office may not be familiar with the case: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only.A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and Audio Services,Senate."
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"content": "(e) That as a result, some members have lost their lives while others have suffered illness due to psychological stress caused by this situation. (f) That the scheme owns its members billions of shillings that remain unaccounted for, supporting the claim that it may have been undertaking fraudulent operations. (g) That the Technical University of Kenya has failed to protect its members, stakeholders, and assets due to lack of efficient and effective oversight of affairs of the university; (h) That the members of the scheme have made efforts to address this matter with the university management, the university council chairperson, the RBA and the Ministry of Education, all of which have been unsuccessful. That the petitioners, therefore, pray that the Senate investigate this matter with a view to do the following- (i) Ensure that the assets of the scheme and contributions owed to members are safeguarded, including the transfer of members to other schemes, where possible, to ensure the continuation of the pension contributions. (ii) Ensure that the circumstances that led to the poor financial performance of the scheme and its subsequent insolvency are addressed, and that the responsible persons are held accountable. (iii) Formulating legislative interventions aimed at preventing similar occurrences in retirement schemes in the country. Hon. Senators, pursuant to Standing Order No.238(1), I commit the Petition to the Standing Committee on Labour and Social Welfare for consideration. In terms of Standing Order No.238(2), the committee is required in not more than 60 calendar days from the time of reading the Prayer, which is today, to table its report in the Senate for consideration. The Senate shall, thereafter, consider the report of the committee. Thank you. Next order. Proceed, Senate Majority Leader."
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