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    "id": 1024225,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Seme, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr.) James Nyikal",
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    "content": "delineated that. There is need to describe it as either gratuity or pension in order to remove the issue of conferring benefits to ourselves. Therefore, it would be dictating that this be implemented much later. This Bill also recognises that Parliament consists of the National Assembly and Senate. There is a lot of bureaucracy that has been removed from the mother Act. Clause 16 seeks to amend Section 21 which stated that before any payment was made, there was need for the Auditor-General to approve. That is a huge bureaucratic problem. The removal of that will make things much easier. Clause 17 seeks to amend Section 22 which stated that if there were to be actuarial studies to assess the viability of the pensions programme, that request would need to come from the President. I cannot understand why that was necessary. The Bill amends that section and now the request would come from the Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC). That is how it should be. It also amends the composition of the tribunal so that Members of Parliament or the PSC are included. To that extent, I find that this Bill has been well thought-out. It takes care of Members so that when they retire, they live a decent life. It also provides for widows and widowers of Members to receive payment. It also defines that the Constitution dictates that a child is somebody below the age of 18 years. The bigger issue that the country should look at is social security. The issues of Members of Parliament are just heightened by our condition and the work we do. All members of the society need to be looked after. That is why the social security policy in this country should be implemented far beyond the cash transfers that we give thinking they are a big thing. Health is an important factor that has not been included here…"
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