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    "id": 1022849,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1022849/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Busia CWR, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Florence Mutua",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 539,
        "legal_name": "Florence Mwikali Mutua",
        "slug": "florence-mwikali-mutua"
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    "content": "I the undersigned, on behalf of aggrieved pensioners, draw the House to the following: THAT the Pension Department under the National Treasury is mandated to ensure timely, efficient and effective payment of pensions, gratuities and other benefits to eligible retirees from the public service so that they enjoy a dignified and secure livelihood when they leave the service; THAT, most senior citizens who served the Government with diligence and honour make follow-ups for their benefits for years on end; THAT, many files go missing either deliberately or due to lack of enough human resource to handle the files resulting into inordinate delays between the time a claim was received and the time it was paid out; THAT, this has caused pecuniary challenges to the intended beneficiaries who continue to spend a fortune travelling to Nairobi and back pursuing what is not even guaranteed; THAT, regrettably, some pensioners end up dying without getting these benefits which they worked for many years to save; THAT, consequently, the next of kin and other dependants are thereby forced to travel many times and for hundreds of kilometres from across the country to Bima House in Nairobi to pursue the benefits occasioning more strain on their meagre resources; THAT, the Auditor-General’s reports on Pensions Department have been recommending the reorganisation of the Department; THAT, efforts to have the matter addressed by the relevant authorities have been futile; The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
}