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    "id": 1024238,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "North Horr, FAP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Chachu Ganya",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Francis Chachu Ganya",
        "slug": "francis-ganya"
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I want to join my colleagues in supporting this Bill. I really want to thank Hon. Mwadime and the Members of the Parliamentary Pensions Management Committee for very good work. We had another Bill this morning which will support the former Members of Parliament who served in this House before us. We are also trying to ensure that the current and future Members will be entitled to their right. I strongly believe that for those who have worked in the public service, pension is a right, and not a privilege. We should not be afraid of making laws. We are parliamentarians. We are the law makers in this country. By amending this Act, we are trying to align it with the Constitution 2010 which is our mandate or job which we should do. It is unfortunate that it took us 10 years to do this while we have considered all other Acts that have been aligned with the Constitution 2010 today. I really want to commend Hon. Mbadi for moving the Bill that we passed in the morning and which will be assented to by the President. I hope that he will do it. The former Members of Parliament who served in that period are entitled to a pension. They get very little amount. They should get, at least, something decent to support them for the rest of their lives. I support this Bill strongly. Members of Parliament who were fortunate to only serve in this House for only one term should be entitled to a pension. Even in the neighbouring country, Uganda, United States of America (USA) Congress and United Kingdom (UK), Members of Parliament are entitled to a pension. The Members of the House of Representatives in the USA Congress serve for two-year terms and they are entitled to a pension. It should be done on a prorata basis depending on the years they served. If you are lucky enough to have served like the 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."
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