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    "id": 1024092,
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    "speaker_name": "Homa Bay CWR, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Gladys Wanga",
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        "legal_name": "Gladys Atieno Nyasuna",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. The Bill has 17 Clauses. Mainly, what the Bill seeks to do, as Hon. Mwadime mentioned, is to align the Parliamentary Pensions Act to the advisory by the SRC, which is that no State officer should benefit from pension and gratuity from the same public service employer for a similar period. I am just trying to scheme through it now. Apart from redefining the age of a child, which this Bill changes from 16 years to 18 years, there is also further amendment to bring it to 25 years for children who are still in full time study. Under Clause 4, the Bill proposes that when Members come into Parliament, they can make a choice on whether they want to go for gratuity or pension scheme. If a Member chooses the gratuity scheme, there is no contribution expected from him. However, if one chooses the pension scheme, one will pay the 12.6 per cent and the Government will put in the 25 per cent."
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