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"content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I just wanted to hear the comment of the Cabinet Secretary concerning a serious issue raised by the Auditor-General regarding the National Social Security Fund (NSSF)."
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"content": " Yes, Sen. Abass."
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"content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, mine is a clarification from the Cabinet Secretary in relation to delays in processing of pension. In the past, we used to have registries where pensioners used to go and have access to their money. Now they are being told to go to banks. Some of them do not even have money to pay for bank rates. What measures have you put in place to ensure that senior citizens can access their money easily? Secondly, why are there no pension offices in certain parts of the country? Instead of pensioners coming to Nairobi and having problems here, they can access their money in their regions. Thirdly---"
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"content": " Sen. Abass, under the Standing Orders, you are entitled to ask only one question. Hon. Cabinet Secretary, you may proceed to respond."
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"content": "The Cabinet Secretary for the National Treasury and Economic Planning"
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"content": "(Hon. John Mbadi): Mr. Speaker, Sir, on the question by Sen. Kinyua regarding NSSF, I guess it relates to the report by the Auditor-General regarding investments by the NSSF in some Government bonds and that has some challenges. First, I wish to state that pension funds have some kind of independence in terms of managing pension investments because they recruit custodians and fund managers who The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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"content": "advise them on how and where to invest. If they commit mistakes in terms of investment, there is a process of dealing with that. The Auditor-General flagged it out. I am aware that a parliamentary committee is on this matter. I will wait for the Public Investments Committee (PIC) of the National Assembly to conclude its work and make recommendations before action is taken, especially if there is any action regarding policy direction that the National Treasury needs to put in place to deter any future involvement. If there is any deliberate act, we have relevant departments and offices dealing with that. On the issue of pension officers being deployed, we are trying to make the whole question of managing Pension to be automated. We are putting in place a self-service portal such that pensioners will not have to move anywhere. Even at the comfort of their homes, they will access almost all the services they need without going anywhere. If they have a system of accessing their banks, they will just file documents and start withdrawing money using their mobile phones and that will make it easier. We have also put in place services at Huduma Centres to support that. That is what I would say on this. Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir."
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"content": " Thank you. We shall now move to Question No.079 by Sen. Karen Nyamu."
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"content": "MEDIUM-TERM STRATEGY TO REDUCE FISCAL DEFICIT TO A SUSTAINABLE LEVEL"
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